James “Jim” Abercrombie (Maskell)

HERITAGE No: 2

BIRTH: 31 Dec 1880

Curramulka, South Australia

DEATH: 29 Oct 1948 Takaka, New Zealand

DEATH: 29 Oct 1948

Takaka, New Zealand

OCCUPATION: Blacksmith

RESIDENCE: Broughton St, Concord, NSW

GAME HISTORY

Glebe Borough RU 1902
Glebe RU 1903, 1904
North Sydney RU First Grade 1905, 1906, 1907
Metropolis RU 2nd XV v Combined Country 1906
Wests RL First Grade 1908, 1910, 1913
Metropolis v Maoris 1908
Kangaroo Tour to England, 1908
Wests RL Committee 1908
Scored first ever points for Western Suburbs with a goal from half way v South Sydney 1908.
Wests RL Coach 1913
NSW Rugby League Life Member 1914

Jim

Jim Abercrombie played rugby union prior to the formation of the NSW Rugby League in 1908. He attended the founding meetings of both the North Sydney and Western Suburbs rugby league clubs but decided to play with Wests in 1908. Jim Abercrombie and Ted Mead played in all nine games in the inaugural season of 1908.

In 2008, Jim Abercrombie was inducted into the Western Suburbs Magpies Hall of Fame.

Jim Abercrombie front far left – 1908/09 Kangaroo Tour