Colin Kitching (11 November 1933 – 12 March 2022) was an Australian

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player. Kitching played club football in Queensland, firstly in Ipswich at

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, Blackstone United, and St Helens United before moving to Brisbane when he joined Hellenic. He won Queensland premierships 5 times: in 1953 with Blackstone United, in 1955 and 1957 with Bundamba, and in 1960 and 1963 with Hellenic. Kitching died in March 2022. Kitching was a member of the

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team at the

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