William John Denehy (29 May 1889 – 24 November 1960) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
University
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in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
Denehy entered
Melbourne University
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in 1907, where he was a resident student at
Trinity College Trinity College may refer to:
Australia
* Trinity Anglican College, an Anglican coeducational primary and secondary school in , New South Wales
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studying Medicine. In 1917, he returned to Melbourne University as Stewart Scholar and Demonstrator in Medicine.
["Demonstrators and Assistant Demonstrators", ]
Calendar
', University of Melbourne, 1917, p. xxxvii.
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1889 births
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
University Football Club players
People educated at Melbourne Grammar School
People educated at Trinity College (University of Melbourne)
1960 deaths
People from Brunswick, Victoria
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