Neville Heffernan
{{short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1908}}
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{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Neville Heffernan
| fullname = Neville John Laurence Heffernan
| birth_date = {{birth date|1908|07|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = North Melbourne, Victoria
| death_date = {{death date and age|1973|02|06|1908|07|12|df=y}}
| death_place = West Footscray, Victoria
| statsend = 1930
| years1 = 1929–30
| club1 = {{AFL NM}}
| games_goals1 = 6 (4)
}}
Neville John Laurence Heffernan (12 July 1908 – 6 February 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL),Holmesby & Main (2014), p.385. with Preston in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), and who officiated in 67 matches as a VFL boundary umpire.[https://aflua.com.au/statistics/player-umpires Player-Umpires, AFL Umpires Association.]
Family
The son of John Edward Heffernan (1880-1955),[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71635315 Deaths: Heffernan, The Argus, (Thursday, 24 February 1955), p.16.] and Harriet Heffernan (1888-1954), née Trevaskis,[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article210671467 Deaths: Heffernan, The Age, (Monday, 18 October 1954), p.9.] Neville John Laurence Heffernan was born at Hotham, Victoria on 12 July 1908.
He married Matilda Jane Howser (1909-1980) in 1933.
Death
Notes
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References
- {{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2014 |edition=10th |isbn=978-1-921496-32-5 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria}}
- [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article183726038 Taxi-Men Train, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 19 April 1930), p.6.]
- [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4097214 Association Clearances, The Argus, (Thursday, 3 July 1930), p.13.]
- de Lacy, H.A., [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article182992216 "Again a Reshuffle: Top and Bottom Association Teams Fight for Places: Preston's Defence", The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 13 August 1930), p.9.]
- [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4190731 Football: Wednesday League: Yellow Cabs Wins Grand Final, The Argus, (Thursday, 11 September 1930), p.11.]
External links
- {{AFL Tables|ref=N/Neville_Heffernan.html}}
- {{AustralianFootball|ref=neville%2Bheffernan/5028}}
- [http://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Players/Hefferman,_Neville.php Neville Heffernan] at The VFA Project.
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Category:Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Category:North Melbourne Football Club players
Category:Northern Bullants players
Category:Australian Football League umpires
Category:People from North Melbourne
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen
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