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‘Free Kick’ journalist 95, 106
Fromelles campaign 78, 143–8
Fromelles Commonwealth War Cemetery 146–8, 147
Gahan’s Reserve 41–2, 251
Gallipoli campaign 77–8, 101–2, 136
gas lighting 20
Gave, Cyril 108
George V of England 219
German troops, casualties among 146
Gipps Street 12
gold rush period 10–11
grand finals
1896: 62
1901–1910: 59–60
1911: 59–60, 67, 192
1915: 71, 113–17
1917: 3–4, 193
1919: 210
1920: 192, 215
1921: 192
1922: 217
1926–1930: 228–30
1938: 117
Haking, Richard 143–4
Hancock, John 25–6
Hardecourt aux Bois 161
Hardy, Frank 30
Heilly Cemetery 170–2
Heilly clearing station 168, 170–1
Herron, Percy 139
‘hip and shoulder’ tackles 67–8
Hoddle Street 41, 43–4, 79, 230
horse-drawn transport 37
horseshoes, inscribed 193
creation of 189
donated to CFC 194
sent to Australia 3–4, 191–2
stories about 249
hotels in Collingwood 27–8, 37–8
Hughes, Billy 85, 102–3, 133
hygiene in Collingwood 22
hygiene in World War I 157–8
Irish Catholics, attitude to World War I 76
Ismalia 136
Jacka, Albert 84
James, Hugh 193
Johnson, Bob 220, 223, 235, 241–2
Johnson, George 12
Johnson, Sandra Rowe (PR’s granddaughter) 220, 235
Kantara 150
Kew Boulevard 230
La Clyte 152
Langwarrin Hospital 137
Lavantie 143
leather factory 85–6
Lee, Dick 62, 69, 114, 215
Lee, Wal 45–6, 62, 114, 213
Levine, Joshua 157–8
Libbis, Billy 228
‘list building’ 63
Liverpool Street 1, 12–13, 23, 41
London Hotel 27–8
Longueval 156, 161
Lumsden, Ernie 211
‘Macread’ (rabbit man) 24
‘Magpies’ nickname 26
Malthouse, Mick 63, 111, 250
Mannix, Daniel 82–3, 86, 156
Mansfield 111
Marshall, Alan 22
McGuire, Eddie
on Carlton conspiracy theory 115
on CFC history 249–50
on Depression era 232–3
on horseshoes 191
McHale, James Francis ‘Jock’
as captain-coach 62–3
as player 114
first premiership 193
on MS’s playing 210
photographs 229
undermined in media 237
McKenna, Peter 246
medical discharges 102
Melbourne, march through 132–3
Melbourne Argus 106–7
Melbourne Football Club 105, 227
memorial plaque 219
meningitis 107
Menthe (horse) 108
Merri Creek 36
military cemeteries 135
Minogue, Dan 69–70, 192–3
minor premiers 105
Monohan, Allan (MS’s grandson)
memories of MS 87
on Carlton conspiracy theory 110–11, 116–17
on falling out with CFC 238–9
on gassing stories 197
on money cache 235
on MS and LN 208
on MS’s smoking 38, 70
on Percy Rowe Jr 218–19, 240
photographs 88
Monohan, Cliff 112
Monohan, Jack 34, 45–6, 112
Monohan, Jim 46
Monohan, Lyn 113
Monohan, Shirley Seddon (MS’s daughter)
at CFC events 237
birth of 219
‘gassing’ story told to 197
marries Jim Monohan 46, 112
photographs 222, 236
Mortimer, Ken 142
mosquitoes in Collingwood 21
Mouquet Farm campaign 78, 1535
Murphy, Frank 228
Murphy, Len 228
Nawallah (horse) 28
Newby, Alfred ‘Fred’ (LN’s father)
early life 17–18
moves to Park Street 41–2
Percy Rowe Jr lives with 218–19, 221
photographs 35, 93, 236
social status 47
Newby, Esther (LN’s grandmother) 16
Newby, Frances (LN’s mother)
early life 17–18
moves to Park Street 41
Percy Rowe Jr lives with 218–19, 221
photographs 35, 236
shopping trips 20
social status 47
Newby, Frances Jr (LN’s sister) 17–18, 91
Newby, Louisa ‘Louie’
at CFC events 237
attraction to MS 74–5
death of 242–3
early life 1, 17–18, 47
friendship with MS 24, 40
grandchildren’s views of 221–2
granted widow’s pension 187
informed of PR’s death 165–6
interest in football 34, 73–4, 212
marriage to MS 218
marriage to PR 88–100
photographs 17, 91, 118–19, 119, 166, 202, 222, 236, 244
postcards to MS 190–1, 198–9
shopping trips 20
Newby, May (LN’s sister)
as matron of honour 218
early life 17–18
fashion sense 47–8, 48
LN’s relations with 93
Newby, William (LN’s grandfather) 16–17
Newtown 9 see also Collingwood (suburb)
Northcote Junior Football Club 45–6, 66
Nursery Trench 142–3
Owen, Wilfred 146
‘Paddy Rowan’ alias 52 see also Rowe, Percy Edward
Pannam, Charlie 27, 61
Park Street, Newby house in 41–2
Pearce, George 133
Phillip’s Trophy 52, 69, 129, 223, 253
plebiscites on conscription 85–6
Plunkett, PT 171
Port Said 150
Power Without Glory 30
premiership seasons see also grand finals
1897: 32
1910–1914: 65–71
1915: 71, 77, 105–7
1919: 4, 209–12
1920: 212–15, 227
1921: 216
1922–26: 227
1929: 230
1935: 236
1936: 221, 236
prostitution in World War I 157–8
Proudfoot, Bill 34
rabbit man 24
Reidberg, Mrs 39
Reilly’s Drain 10, 36 see also Alexandra Parade
Richards, Lou 32, 232
Richmond Football Club
Bourke joins 27
during World War I 80
Minogue joins 192
premierships 215
victories over 211, 228, 229
Riewoldt, Nick 112
Roberts, Mi
chael 113–14, 212
Rose, Kevin 248–9
Roseneath Street 250
Rowan, Paddy see ‘Paddy Rowan’ alias; Rowe, Percy Edward
Rowe, Charlotte Dobson (PR’s mother) 51, 126, 223
Rowe, Doreen (PR’s sister) 122–3
Rowe, Ethel (PR’s sister) 122, 126, 224
Rowe, Evelyn (PR’s sister) 125–6
Rowe, Gloria (PR’s daughter-in-law) 220, 222
Rowe, Gwendoline (PR’s sister) 122, 223
Rowe, Henry (PR’s brother) 122–3
Rowe, Ian (PR’s grandson) 220–1
Rowe, John Avent (PR’s father) 89, 127–8, 225
Rowe, John (PR’s brother) 125
Rowe, Leonie (PR’s granddaughter) 220
Rowe, Lilian (PR’s sister) 122–3
Rowe, Louisa (PR’s aunt) 223–4
Rowe, Louisa Newby see Newby, Louisa ‘Louie’
Rowe, Noeline (PR’s granddaughter) 221
Rowe, Paul (PR’s grandson) 220
Rowe, Percy Edward
1915 football season 80
Army boxing matches 136, 139
arrival in Collingwood 2–3, 49–51
at Hardecourt aux Bois 161
awarded Phillip’s Trophy 69
boxing concussion 138–40
Broadmeadows route march 113–17
cricket playing 58
debut for Collingwood 66–7
departure for World War I 133–6
dies of wounds 164–5, 168–9
early life 56–7
friendship with MS 56–7
grave of 171–2, 172
legitimacy of birth 224–5
LN and 48
marriage to LN 88–100
medical treatment 169–70
memorials for 169, 219
message about death of 183, 185
photographs of 53, 91, 118–19, 118, 119, 166
promoted to temporary sergeant 149
Somme campaign 156–7
volunteers for World War I 87
war souvenirs 222–3
wounded at Fromelles 145
Rowe, Percy Henry Newby (PR/LN’s son)
conception and birth 89
early life 140, 173–4
football career 221, 239–40
military career 241–2
photographs 202, 240
plays for Rye 112
plays for seconds 238
postcards to MS 190–1, 198–9
resembles father 209
sent away after LN’s remarriage 218–19, 221
Rowe, Percy II (from Rutherglen) 214, 228
Rowell, Ted 195
rubbish tip 36
ruckman position 66–8
Rumney, Harold 228
Rush, Bob 216–17
Ruthven, William 84
Ryder, Jack 28, 72
Ryder Stand 229–30, 246
Rye Football Club 112
Rye holiday house 241
Sadler, Jim 192
Salvation Army 38–39
Schmidt, Carole (PR’s granddaughter) 220, 222
sectarianism 76–7
Seddon, Catherine (MS’s mother) 13–14, 38, 41, 43–4
Seddon, Clyde (MS’s brother) 14
Seddon, David (MS’s grandson)
on Carlton conspiracy theory 111, 116
on gassing stories 197–8
on horseshoes 194
on rift with CFC 239
Seddon, Donny (MS’s brother) 198
Seddon, Dorothy (MS’s daughter-in-law) 88–9, 186
Seddon, James (MS’s brother) 16
Seddon, Jane Anne (MS’s sister) 43–4
Seddon, Louisa Newby see Newby, Louisa ‘Louie’
Seddon, Malcolm ‘Doc’ Sr
1920 season 212–15
Anzac Biscuit souvenirs 194–5
arrival in Middle East 150–2
as Mayor of Collingwood 4, 234–5, 241
as player 33–4, 66–9, 114
as selector for CFC 217, 227, 230, 236
at Bernafay Wood 161
at CFC events 237
at Seymour camp 98
attraction to LN 74–5
birth of 14–15
Broadmeadows route march 113–17
caricature 68, 227
carting business 218, 226
catches VD 196
courts LN 208–9
cricket playing 58
death of 242
early friendship with LN 24, 40
early jobs 45–7
early life 1
elected to Council 233–4
falls out with CFC 238–9
friendship with PR 56–7
grandchildren’s views of 222
has horseshoes made 189
interest in transport 55–6
learns of PR’s death 183, 185
marries LN 218
money kept in house 234–5
Mouquet Farm campaign 153–5
philanthropy by 231
photographs of 2, 16, 73, 80, 88, 107, 118, 177, 213, 229, 234, 236, 240, 244
retires from football 216–17
returns to CFC 4, 210–12
shyness and teetotalism 38, 74
smoking habits 38, 70
suffers synovitis 198
suspended for brawling 215
transferred to 12th Field Company 151
transferred to Royal Engineers 131–2
transferred to UK 197–8
volunteers for World War I 87
wins sweepstake 241
Seddon, Malcolm Jr (MS’s son)
at CFC events 237
birth of 219
football career 112–13, 239
on MS and John Wren 235
photographs 222, 236
works in father’s business 220
Seddon, Margaret (MS’s sister) 16
Seddon, Ron (MS’s grandson) 194
Seddon, Ruth (MS’s sister) 14, 43–5
Seddon, Walter (MS’s brother) 103–4
Seddon, William (MS’s father) 13–15, 41, 43–4, 194
Seymour camp 97–8, 104
Shaw, Heath 112
Sherrin, Tommy 24
Singleton, John 11
Smith Street 8–9, 19–20, 34
smoking, MS’s habit 38, 70
Somme campaign 135, 154, 156, 159, 179
South Bendigo Football Club 49
Spencer, Baldwin 215
Spooner, George 137
Sporting Globe, The 237
St Arnaud Mercury 186–7
St Philip’s Church
LN and MS married at 218
LN and PR married at 91
original building demolished 250–1
Seddons attend 41, 43–4
Stanton Street 12
Stirling, Malcolm 149
Stremski, Richard 62
Strickland, Bill 34, 61
Studley House 82–3
Suez Canal 136, 150
Switch Trench 164
synovitis 198
Tel El Kebir 137–9, 151
Thames 13–15
‘The Machine’ 228 see also Collingwood Football Club
The Sporting Globe 237
Thomas, Hughie 185–6, 217, 237–8, 240
To the Last Ridge 159–60
Tote 30–2, 39
trams 36–7
trench foot 158
Trenerry, Edwin 25
Trenerry Street 25
Trone’s Wood 160–1
> Tuddenham, Des 246
Turner Street 41
Twomey, Bill Sr 215
Tyson, Charlie 228
unexploded shells 163, 163
United Kingdom, MS transferred to 197
Utting, Wally 32
VC Corner 147, 148
venereal disease among troops 136–7, 195–6
Victoria, colonial era 10–11
Victoria Crosses 84
Victoria Park 25–6, 232, 245–8, 247
Victoria Park Primary School 33
Victorian Football Association 24–5, 62
Victorian Football League 32, 79–81, 105–7, 213–14
Victory Medal for PR 219
weaponry of World War I 134, 154–5, 163, 163
Western Front 134, 141–2 see also Bois Grenier; Fromelles campaign; Mouquet Farm campaign; Somme campaign
Westpac Centre 245
Wilkin, EF 146
Wilson, Ernie 215
World War I 133–6 see also Gallipoli campaign; Western Front
beginnings of 70–1
football during 79–81
prostitution during 157–8
volunteers for 76
World War II, Percy Rowe Jr’s career in 241–2
Wraith, Frank 238–9
Wren, John
builds Athletic Pavilion 50
during World War I 81–3
influence on Collingwood 30–2
military service 84–5
philanthropy by 60, 187–8, 232
political influence 234–5
PR boxes for 2
role in recruiting players 57–8
support for CFC 34–5
Wright, Tom 160
Wurundjeri tribe 10
XI Corps 143–4
Zanardi, Dominique 153–4
Zenith Trench 163–4, 166, 168
zeppelin fragment 193
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