Athol William Smith

HERITAGE No: 326

BIRTH: 27 August 1913

Glen Innes (Lismore), NSW

DEATH: 21 September 1953 St George Hospital, late of Eastwood, NSW

DEATH: 21 September 1953

St George Hospital, late of Eastwood, NSW

OCCUPATION: Electrical Fitter, 1935

RESIDENCE: Montrose St Abbotsford, NSW, 1935

GAME HISTORY

Cessnock RL 1933
Wests President’s Cup 1934
Wests RL First Grade 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938
Wests RL 2nd Grade 1934, 1936, 1938
Wests City Cup 1937
Balmain RL 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945
Balmain RL City Cup 1942
Balmain RL Reserve Grade Coach 1947
Balmain RL First Grade Coach 1948, 1949, 1950
Sydney RL Firsts v New Zealand RL 1938
City RL Seconds v Country RL Seconds 1938, 1939
Felsh’s RL Team v Thompson’s RL Team 1940
Sydney RL Seconds v Army RL Seconds 1941

Athol

Athol Smith was born at Glen Innes, NSW in 1913. His family moved to the Hunter Valley town of Cessnock where Athol played his junior rugby league.

In 1934 Athol was playing junior rugby league in the Western Suburbs district. He was subsequently selected to play in Wests President’s Cup team that year.