Bernard Martin (rugby league)

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Bernie Martin
Bernie Martin St.George 1933.jpg
Bernie Martin. 1933
Personal information
Full nameJohn Bernard Martin
Born(1909-10-04)4 October 1909
Wellington, New Zealand
Died13 April 1991(1991-04-13) (aged 81)
Belmore, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position Wing, Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1930-34 St. George 41180054
1935–36 South Sydney 980024
1937–38 St. George 92006
1940 Canterbury-Bankstown 21003
Total61290087
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1934 New South Wales 21003
Source: [1] [2]
Relatives Edward Martin (brother)

John Bernard 'Bernie' Martin (1909-1991) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1930s and 1940s.

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Playing career

A St. George local junior from Arncliffe, New South Wales, Martin was graded at St. George as a winger in 1930. He played five seasons with St. George  : 1930,1933-1934 and 1937–1938. Martin played in the 1933 Final in which the Dragons were runners-up to Newtown on 9 September 1933. [3]

He also played for South Sydney between 1935–1936, and finished his career at Canterbury-Bankstown in 1940. [4] [5] [6] Bernie Martin's brother, Edward Martin, also played with him at St. George in 1933. [7]

Death

Martin died on 13 April 1991, aged 81. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Rugby League Project
  2. ↑ Whiticker/Hudson
  3. ↑ The Propeller (Hurstville) "St.George Defeated For the Premiership" 15/9/1933 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/235366369?searchTerm=%22st.george%22%20final&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=193%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1933%7C%7C%7Cl-month=9
  4. ↑ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players - 1995. ( ISBN   1875169571).
  5. ↑ "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report - Bernie Martin". www.ssralmanac.com.
  6. ↑ "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.
  7. ↑ The Sun (Sydney) 10/9/1933 BERNIE MARTIN Photo https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/229157091?searchTerm=%22bernie%20martin%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=193%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1933
  8. ↑ Sydney Morning Herald: Death notice 16/8/1991


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