Harry Judge Clark

HERITAGE No: 129

BIRTH: 24 April 1892

McDonaldtown, NSW

DEATH: 8 February 1973 Perth, Western Australia

DEATH: 8 February 1973

Perth, Western Australia

OCCUPATION: Car/Carriage Painter

RESIDENCE: Park St Erskineville, NSW, 1910; Burns St Campsie, NSW, 1913, 1914; Brisbane St, North Perth, Western Australia, 1925

GAME HISTORY

Erskineville Public School RU 1904
Alexandria St Silas RU B Grade 1910
Eveleigh Railway (Paint Shop) Workshops RU v Newcastle 1910
Alexandria Norwood RL 1911, 1912
South Sydney RL Juniors Possibles v Probables 1911
South Sydney RL A Grade Representative Team v Kiama RL 1911
South Sydney Presidents Cup 1912
Combined Sydney RL Presidents Cup v Queanbeyan RL 1912
Alexandria RL 3rd Grade 1913 (to May 17)
Wests RL First Grade 1913 (from May 24), 1914
Wests RL City Cup 1913, 1914, 1915
Metropolitan RL v Newcastle RL 1914
Newtown RL 1915 (Clearance provided to South Sydney for 1916 season)
Eveleigh Railway Workshops RL v Bathurst Railway RL 1916
South Sydney RL 1916 (last competition game July 15)
South Sydney v Newcastle selection 12 August 1916
South Sydney Player No.88
East Fremantle AFL 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925

Harry

Identifying Harry Clark had been problematic. He was recorded as Harry Clarke in the Wests First Grade Heritage List and the Rugby League Project. However David Middleton, the noted Sports Journalist and Rugby League Historian provided information on Harry Judge Clark and his two brothers. They all played First Grade rugby League, which clarified the identity of these players.

The earliest record attributed to Harry Clark was when he was playing rugby union for the St Silas Alexandria rugby union team in a B Grade competition in 1910. Harry then joined the Alexandria Norwood Rugby League Club in the South Sydney District in 1911. In 1912, the Sydney Sun reported; “The Alexandria Norwoods have a fine fullback in Clark.” Harry Clark was selected in the South Sydney Presidents Cup team in that year.