Talk:Henry Dewar (rugby union)
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Sources edit
Possibly useful sources:
-- Shudde talk 11:04, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks, Shudde. I'm finding Papers Past, also part of the National Library of New Zealand, an excellent source for Albert Downing: as you'd expect, several articles also mention Dewar. FunkyCanute (talk) 11:19, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
The search function on there is not perfect, so things can easily be missed. It makes it a hard slog sometimes, but there are hidden jems in there! More:
- Shudde talk 11:28, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
- These are great! Any idea what the reference to 'butter fat' is about, in the second picture? FunkyCanute (talk) 11:27, 16 July 2015 (UTC)
Commons edit
- File:1913 All Blacks team that toured California.jpg -- According to [4] Dewar is in the third row second from the right. - Shudde talk 06:11, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
![[4]](http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/HeritageImages/images/photos/AWNp/1913/AWNS_19130918_p050_i000_b.jpg){kind=link}
Stratford edit
There seems to be some confusion... contrary to NZRU's article, it appears that Dewar moved to Stratford in 1913, having played for nearby Hawera from 1910. I could be mistaken.
For the move, see:
- "Football". Taranaki Daily News. 16 April 1913. p. 7. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- "Stratford News". Taranaki Daily News. 13 May 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
Previous articles show him playing for Hawera.
FunkyCanute (talk) 11:18, 16 July 2015 (UTC)
In Taranaki, it looks like he played for:
- Hawera 1910-? (Now part of Southern RFC)
- Star Club (of New Plymouth?) ?-1912/3 (Now part of Spotswood United RFC)
- Stratford 1913-1914 (from which he was selected for NZ)
FunkyCanute (talk) 18:30, 16 July 2015 (UTC)
- http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=SUNCH19150906.2.5.3&srpos=31&e=-10-1914--10-1915--50--1-byDA---0Dewar+rugby-ARTICLE-
- http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=TDN19150904.2.39&srpos=29&e=-10-1914--10-1915--50--1-byDA---0Dewar+rugby-ARTICLE-
- http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NZFL19150903.2.41&srpos=27&e=-10-1914--10-1915--50--1-byDA---0Dewar+rugby-ARTICLE-
FunkyCanute (talk) 20:23, 16 July 2015 (UTC)
Shield defence edit
I've uncovered plenty of contemporaneous articles dealing with these games. I'll flesh out the final sentence in Rugby career into a proper paragraph. FunkyCanute (talk) 11:20, 16 July 2015 (UTC)
Flags in infobox edit
As per MOS:INFOBOXFLAG we should avoid the use of flags in the infobox. So I removed the flag next to the New Zealand flag. -- Shudde talk 09:11, 22 July 2015 (UTC)