Jack Chamberlain (sportsman)

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Jack Chamberlain
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John (Jack) Chamberlain,
with his youngest daughter, Annette
Personal information
Full name John Aloysius Chamberlain
Date of birth(1884-08-29)29 August 1884
Place of birth Glanville, South Australia
Date of death 1 April 1941(1941-04-01) (aged 56)
Place of death Leabrook, South Australia
Original team(s) Paddington Football Club
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1904, 1906–07 Perth 16 (?)
1908–09, 1914 Norwood 17 (32)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1914.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

John Aloysius Chamberlain (29 August 1884 – 1 April 1941) was an Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football, cricket and rugby union at a high level.

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Family

The son of Edmund Chamberlain (1827–1891), [1] and Mary Ann Chamberlain (-1916), John Aloysius Chamberlain was born in Glanville, South Australia on 29 August 1884.

He married Vera Evelyn Ellen Sedgley (1898–1982) on 7 February 1920. [2] They had three daughters: twins, [3] Helen, [4] and Joan Mary, [5] and their younger sister, Annette. [6]

Two of his brothers, Cornelius and Leonard, were also gifted sportsmen, who also league football with Norwood and first-class cricket for South Australia. [7] [8]

Employment

He was employed by the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company for 27 years, and for four years or so, was stationed overseas at various locations in East Asia, including Singapore, Cochin-China, and the Cocos Islands.

In late 1929, he moved to Eudunda, and took over the license of the Royal Hotel. [9] [10] He left Eudunda and moved to Leabrook, in Adelaide in late 1940. [11]

Sport

Cricket

Chamberlain played cricket in the summer and played one first-class match for Western Australia against New South Wales in March 1907. [12]

Chamberlain played for Norwood initially in 1909; but, during the year, he was relocated to Singapore through his work with the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company. While in Singapore he played rugby union and represented the Crown colony in fixtures again the Malay State. [13]

While serving in Singapore, he played for the Straits Settlements cricket team, appearing in four matches against the Federated Malay States between 1910 and 1913. [14]

Soccer

He took up soccer when he moved to Perth in 1904; but gave it away in 1906 to play Australian Rules Football for Perth.

Australian Rules football

After spending some time in Tasmania, Chamberlain moved to Sydney at the age of 17 and played Australian rules football for Paddington. During this time, he twice represented New South Wales at interstate football.

Although initially playing soccer on his move to Perth in 1904, he abandoned soccer in 1906 and began playing Australian Rules once more with the Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football Association.

In 1908 he signed with the Norwood Football Club in the South Australian Football League. Playing as a forward, Chamberlain kicked 30 goals to top his club's goalkicking and fall just three short of league leader John Mathison from Port Adelaide.

He participated in the 1908 Challenge Final, which Norwood lost narrowly, and represented South Australia in that year's Melbourne Carnival. [15] Due to his employment transfer to Singapore, he only played for part of the 1909 season. In 1914, while on leave, [16] Chamberlain played again with Norwood.

Rugby Union

While in Singapore he played rugby union and represented the Crown colony in fixtures against the Malay State. [17]

Lawn bowls

In later life, Chamberlain played lawn bowls at a high level for many years with the Toorak Bowling Club (in Toorak Gardens, South Australia). [18] In 1926, he won the South Australian single bowls championship; [19] and, in 1930, having moved to Eudunda, Chamberlain won the South Australian country singles bowls championship. [20] '

Death

He died (suddenly) at his home in Leabrook, South Australia on 1 April 1941. [21] [22]

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References

  1. ↑ Deaths: Chamberlain, The (Adelaide) Express and Telegraph, (Wednesday, 18 November 1891), p.4.
  2. ↑ Marriages: Chamberlain—Sedgley, The (Adelaide) Observer, (Saturday, 28 February 1920), p.27.
  3. ↑ Fine Form By Twins In Tennis Contests, The (Adelaide) News, (Thursday, 15 December 1938), p.4; W.A.A.A.F. III, The (Adelaide) News, (Monday, 1 December 1941), p.4; What is Happening in Your Home State: South Australia: The First Twin Sisters, Army News, (Thursday, 14 September 1944), p.2; Twin Sisters are Members of WAAF, The (Brisbane) Telegraph, (Saturday, 23 June 1945), p.5.
  4. ↑ To be Married on October 17, The Newcastle Sun, (Tuesday, 9 October 1945), p.11.
  5. ↑ Today's Bride, The (Adelaide) News, (Tuesday, 5 March 1946), p.5; Thompson-Chamberlain Wedding, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Wednesday, 6 March 1946), p.4.
  6. ↑ Permanent Wave at Four!, The (Adelaide) News, (Friday, 8 December 1933), p.8; April Bride, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Thursday, 16 March 1950), p.10; Chapel Bride in Magnolia Satin, The (Adelaide) News, (Saturday, 15 April 1950) p.8.
  7. ↑ Cornelius Chamberlain at CricketArchive
  8. ↑ Leonard Chamberlain at CricketArchive
  9. ↑ Leaving for Eudunda: Mr. J.A. Chamberlain, Sportsman, The (Adelaide) News, (Wednesday, 25 September 1929), p.3.
  10. ↑ East Midland Licensing District, (Friday, 15 November 1929), p.3.
  11. ↑ Heard at Eudunda, The (Adelaide) Chronicle, (Thursday 25 July 1940), p.46.
  12. ↑ First-class matches played by John Chamberlain at CricketArchive
  13. ↑ The Advertiser , "Versatile Jack Chamberlain", 24 August 1923. p. 20
  14. ↑ Other matches played by John Chamberlain at CricketArchive
  15. ↑ The Mercury , "The South Australian Team", 13 August 1908. p.7.
  16. ↑ Football: Jack Chamberlain Coming Home, The (Adelaide) Mail, (Saturday, 12 July 1913), p.3.
  17. ↑ The Advertiser , "Versatile Jack Chamberlain", 24 August 1923. p.20
  18. ↑ Played Most Sports: Record of Mr. J.A. Chamberlain, The (Adelaide) News, (Wednesday, 17 February 1926), p.2.
  19. ↑ Bowls Championship, The (Adelaide) Observer, (Saturday, 20 February 1926), p.21.
  20. ↑ Country Champion, The (Adelaide) News, (Wednesday, 23 April 1930), p.3; Country Bowls: J.A. Chamberlain Champion, The (Adelaide) News, (Wednesday, 23 April 1930), p.3.
  21. ↑ Deaths: Chamberlain, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Thursday, 3 April 1941), p.8; Deaths: Chamberlain, The (Adelaide) Chronicle, (Thursday, 10 April 1941), p.20.
  22. ↑ Mr. J.A. Chamberlain, The (Adelaide) Chronicle, (Thursday, 10 April 1941), p.2.
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