The Peter Bevilacqua Story

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For those interested there is an excellent article about a little known Carlton player from the past by Tony De Bolfo on the Blueseum. It's a long read but a good read. :)

http://www.blueseum.org/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=1

The Carlton Football Club has long been linked with Melbourne’s vibrant Italian community. The old Princes Park ground flanks what was once a tight-knit enclave of Italian migrants, who lugged their suitcases from the weather-beaten wharfs of Victoria Dock and Station Pier to the old boarding houses dotted in and around Lygon Street.

Among them was Giacomo “Jack” Silvagni, who disembarked the Regina d’Italia after seven weeks at sea in September 1924. Jack eventually settled in Canning Street, but not before he’d spent his first night in the new country ....




Who can think of some other Carlton players who were born overseas?


 

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FootyGeek said:
For those interested there is an excellent article about a little known Carlton player from the past by Tony De Bolfo on the Blueseum. It's a long read but a good read. :)

http://www.blueseum.org/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=1

The Carlton Football Club has long been linked with Melbourne’s vibrant Italian community. The old Princes Park ground flanks what was once a tight-knit enclave of Italian migrants, who lugged their suitcases from the weather-beaten wharfs of Victoria Dock and Station Pier to the old boarding houses dotted in and around Lygon Street.

Among them was Giacomo “Jack” Silvagni, who disembarked the Regina d’Italia after seven weeks at sea in September 1924. Jack eventually settled in Canning Street, but not before he’d spent his first night in the new country ....




Who can think of some other Carlton players who were born overseas?


Sentanta ;)
 

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Among them was Giacomo “Jack” Silvagni, who disembarked the Regina d’Italia after seven weeks at sea in September 1924. Jack eventually settled in Canning Street, but not before he’d spent his first night in the new country ....[/I]



Who can think of some other Carlton players who were born overseas?


Move into a place is Canning Street this saturday, Angelo Lekkas owns it......could be old Jacks!
 

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ECHUCABOY said:
Move into a place is Canning Street this saturday, Angelo Lekkas owns it......could be old Jacks!
You'll probably run into Kenny Hunter !

He did or may still live in Canning St - 3 doors away from my cousins.
Great guy, but its been probably 6-8 years since I last saw him (they have since moved).
 

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Good gets guys, Setanta (and hopefully Aisake), and the Sexton boys.

There are more though. ;)

A Carlton player from the 1920's was born in India.

Another from the 1980's born in South Africa.

Another from the late 1990's born in Sweden.



... and some others ...
 
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