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Terry Curley
Terrance George Paul Curley (6 June 1938 — 17 October 2016) was an Australian rugby union international. Curley, a native of Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle, attended St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill and was captain of the 1st XV's 1955 GPS premiership team. He played his rugby afterwards for the Wanderers club of Newcastle. A fullback, Curley was capped 11 times for the Australia national rugby union team, Wallabies, debuting against the All Blacks in Sydney at the age of 18. He played all five Tests on the 1957–58 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France, 1957–58 tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, featuring in 34 of the 41 total matches. On his final Wallabies tour, to New Zealand in 1958, Curley was again ever present, playing all but one tour match. He had a large part in the win over the All Blacks in Christchurch. Curley retired from rugby at age 20 to enter the Society of Mary (Marists), Marist order. See also *List of Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle, New South Wales
Newcastle ( ; Awabakal: ) is a metropolitan area and the second most populated city in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It includes the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie local government areas, and is the hub of the Greater Newcastle area, which includes most parts of the local government areas of City of Newcastle, City of Lake Macquarie, City of Cessnock, City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council. Located at the mouth of the Hunter River, it is the predominant city within the Hunter Region. Famous for its coal, Newcastle is the largest coal exporting harbour in the world, exporting 159.9 million tonnes of coal in 2017. Beyond the city, the Hunter Region possesses large coal deposits. Geologically, the area is located in the central-eastern part of the Sydney Basin. History Aboriginal history Newcastle and the lower Hunter Region were traditionally occupied by the Awabakal and Worimi Aboriginal people, who called the area Malubimba. Based on Aboriginal langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
