Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: LEADERSHIP

Historical information

Leslie Oliver (14/4/1890-12/3/1942) initially played for the Castlemaine Foundry Football Club before he was recruited to Richmond in 1909. After a season he played for South Bendigo before returning to Richmond. He represented Victoria against South Australia in 1913. He married Vida Grenfell in 1914. In 1915 he obtained a permit to transfer permanently to South Bendigo where he also became captain. South Bendigo, under his leadership, won both the minor and major premiership in 1915.

Physical description

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2002. Leadership: captain of the South Bendigo football Club Leslie Oliver. Picture taken from SBFC's 1919 premiership souvenir program. The clip is in a folder.

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