Arthur Leonard Collinson

HERITAGE No: 480

BIRTH: 11 September 1929

Werris Creek (Tamworth), NSW

DEATH: 5 January 1987 Wallsend, NSW

DEATH: 5 January 1987

Wallsend, NSW

OCCUPATION: Plumber, 1958

RESIDENCE: Arthur St Thirroul, NSW 1958; Gosford St Awaba, NSW, 1963

GAME HISTORY

North Newcastle RL 1950
Country RL Firsts v City RL Firsts 1950, 1954, 1956
Wests RL First Grade 1951, 1952, 1953
Wests RL 2nd Grade 1953
City RL Seconds v Country RL Seconds 1952
Probables RL v Possibles RL 1952
Australia RL v Great Britain RL 1952-53
Australia RL v France RL 1952-53
Kangaroos RL v The Rest RL 1953
City RL Firsts v Country RL Firsts 1953
NSW RL Firsts v Queensland RL Firsts 1953
Sydney RL Firsts v USA RL 1953
Thirroul RL 1954
Southern Division RL 1954
Port Macquarie RL Player/Coach 1955, 1956
North Coast RL 1956
Northern Division RL v New Zealand RL 1956
North Coast RL v New Zealand Maori RL 1956
Wauchope RL 1957, 1958, 1959
Toronto RL Player/Coach 1960, 1961
Central Newcastle RL Player/Coach 1962
Newcastle RL Coach v Great Britain 1962
Kurri Kurri RL Player/Coach 1963, 1964
Central Newcastle RL Player/Coach 1967
Murrurundi RL Coach 1967?

Arthur

Arthur Collinson grew up in the Newcastle suburb of Stockton. He played his junior rugby league for Stockton and North Newcastle. He first came to prominence when he was selected for the Newcastle under 20’s team in 1948.

Future Wests players Dev Dines and Jack Mantle were selected in the under eighteen squad that year, while Brian Carlson played in the under seventeen team.

In 1949, at age 19, Arthur Collinson was promoted to the North Newcastle First Grade team. He quickly developed, being selected as a Reserve for Newcastle in a Country rugby league elimination match against Combined Northern Districts.

He was recognised by the North Newcastle Club that year by taking out the Club’s most improved player award.

Arthur Collinson (Dark Jersey) – North Newcastle v Waratah Mayfield 1949