Edmund Dore (1879–1964) was a

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player who represented

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. Dore, a hooker, claimed one international rugby cap for Australia. His debut game was against Great Britain, at Sydney, on 2 July 1904. His younger brother

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was also an Australian rugby union representative player and was one of the founding pioneers of the code of

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in Queensland in 1908.

Early life

Born to Robert Dore and Sarah Creagan (–1925), he had at least seven younger siblings born in

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: Michael (1882–), Patrick William (1885–1041), Robert junior (1887–1954), John (1891–1918), James (1893–1962), Vincent (1895–), and Mary Patricia (1898–1969, m. William Spencer in 1920). His birth name is Edmund, whilst as a police officer, he was known as Edward. His nicknames included Eric, and Edge. In 1910, Dore married Annie Guerin (–1981; to parents Michael William Guerin and Ann McNulty), and had at least five children in

: Robert John (1911–1972), (E)dward (V)incent Basil (1914–1981; married Patricia Friel in 1945), James Gustav (1916–1917), Mary Therese (1918–2008; married Lawrence O'Connor in 1943), Michael Joseph 'Joe' (1920–2016) and Patricia Dore (1928 -2017) married Patrick Byrne Simpson in 1955.

Career

Dore joined the Queensland Police Force, became a police officer after training on 2 July 1903, and was promoted to

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before medically retiring on 8 August 1935. After policing, Edward Dore settled in the Tully areas as a

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farmer. He died in 1964 and is buried in the Martyn Street Cemetery,

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, Australia.

References

1879 births Australian rugby union players Australia international rugby union players 1964 deaths Rugby union players from County Limerick Rugby union hookers Irish emigrants to colonial Australia Rugby union players from Queensland Queensland rugby union team players {{Australia-rugbyunion-bio-1870s-stub