Thomas Ouseley "Tim" Blake Lane (22 February 1888 – 23 November 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Tim Lane | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thomas Ouseley Blake Lane | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Brighton Beach, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 23 November 1965 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Ballarat, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Ballarat/Sturt | ||
| Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1912 | Melbourne | 13 (11) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
The son of Howard Ousely Blake-Lane (1846-1913),[2] and Blanche Blake-Lane (1861-1938), née Crisp,[3][4] Thomas Ouseley Blake Lane was born at Brighton Beach on 22 February 1888.[5]
He married Lorna Victoria Penney in 1912.
Notes edit
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.498.
- ^ Note the hyphenated family name: e.g., Local and General, The Coolgardie Miner, Friday, 31 January 1896), p.2, Marriages: Luke—Blake-Lane, The Argus, (Friday, 17 July 1903), p.1, etc.; also Tim Lane's World War Two enlistment as "Blake-Lane".
- ^ Marriages: Lane—Crisp, The Argus, (Saturday, 11 November 1882), p.1.
- ^ Deaths: Lane, The Argus, (Saturday, 9 July 1938), p.8.
- ^ Births: Lane, The Argus, (Tuesday, 28 February 1888), p.1.
References edit
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Thomas Ouseley Blake-Lane (V10698), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
External links edit
- Tim Lane's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Tim Lane at AustralianFootball.com
- Tim Lane, at Demonwiki.
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