Rupert Henry Upton

HERITAGE No: 150

BIRTH: 1 January 1891

Parramatta, NSW

DEATH: 8 September 1948 Mildura, Victoria

DEATH: 8 September 1948

Mildura, Victoria

OCCUPATION: Tailor, 1912; Poultry Farmer, 1920

RESIDENCE: McCauley St Bankstown, 1914; Kendall St Preston, Victoria, 1927

GAME HISTORY

Glebe Soccer 1909
Glebe RL 1910
Barrow RL (England) 1910-11
St Helens RL (England) 1910-11
Wests RL First Grade 1914
Wests RL 2nd Grade 1915
Blue Mountains RL Representative Team 1922, 1923, 1924
Soldiers RL (Blue Mountains) 1922
Rovers RL (Blue Mountains) 1923, 1924
St Helens Recs (Cricket) 1911
St Helens Player No. 202
Katoomba Cricket Club 1921, 1922
Blackheath Cricket Club 1923
Katoomba School of Arts Cricket Club 1924, 1925
Blue Mountains Cricket 1923, 1924
Katoomba (Soccer) General Committee 1924
Katoomba (Soccer) Vice Captain 1924

Rupert

Rupert Henry Upton was born at Parramatta NSW but grew up in the inner city suburb of Glebe. Rupert’s older brother Clifton Upton played First Grade with the Glebe Rugby League Club and was the Secretary and Treasurer of that Club from about 1910 until 1920.

He also held various positions with the NSW Rugby League and was joint tour manager of the Australian team that visited New Zealand in 1919. In 1920, Clifton Upton resigned his positions and went to Adelaide and by 1923 moved to Melbourne.