Challenge Cup Competition - Victorian Football Association
DOB: 1856 July 09 Collingwood
DOD: 1885 December 19 Prahran, aged 29, buried Melbourne General Cemetery
Career: 1876 - 1879
CFC HistorianTony De Bolfo has a low quality image of Julius and is awaiting on a better image from the family. (Oct 2024)
Julius Petherick is listed in Mark Pennings' Vol. 5 (Players and Clubs p54) but no senior games have been found.
The match on June 30 1877 is closest we have found, he was named in the senior squad of 25 to play Williamstown.
Son of Peter John, and Ann (nee Press) Petherick from Burnham-on-Sea Somerset who sailed from Bristol with five children under the age of 8 and arrived in Melbourne March 1853. Julius was the eighth child of 10.
From 1854 the family were in the Collingwood area. The family owned and occupied the Studley Arms Hotel 252 Wellington Street Collingwood from 1861. The pub stood on the north-east corner of Little Bedford Street, The hotel was built during 1850/1, delicensed in 1908 and demolished around 1968. In 1852 the hotel had been extended to accommodate the influx of gold seeking immigrants. Meetings were held in the hotel including political, rate payers and council meetings.
(https://collingwoodhs.org.au/view/all-hotels-2/entry/81/)
1876 Julius Evan Petherick recruited from Comet/Clifton
J. E. Petherick was vice president of the Comet Cricket Club (est.1870) during 1876-1877 season. A player, H. E. Petherick was the club's highest run scorer. (could be brother Henry Edmond Petherick 1861-1908)
(Conway's Australian Cricket Annual 1876-1877 p131)
According to The Footballer 1876 (p27) J. Petherick was captain of the Comet, formed in 1875, their colours were scarlett and white stripes and played in Royal Park.
1876 July 15
Petherick was named in the Carlton Second Twenty team squad of 26 to play St.Kilda Second Twenty at St.Kilda.
1876 July 22
Petherick was named as one of Carlton's best players for the Reserves or Second Twenty in their 1-0 win over Carlton Imperial at Royal Park.
(The Argus)
1876 July 27
Named in the Second Twenty squad that played the Melbourne Second Twenty at Melbourne.
1876 The Footballer 1876 edition mentions Petherick as a good player for Carlton's Second Twenty this year.
1877 June 02
Carlton Second Twenty v Melbourne Second Twenty played at Melbourne
Carlton Second Twenty won, 2 - 0
Goals; E. Walters, Petherick
1877 June 30
Carlton played Williamstown on the Madeline Street ground Carlton.
Senior players were delayed in returning to Melbourne from Sydney
A combined team of senior and reserves players were called upon to play Williamstown.
Petherick was named in the Carlton squad of 25.
Carlton won 2 - 0
1877 October 13
Carlton Annual Sports Day at Madeline Street.
J. Petherick won the 150 yard Handicap Race.
1878 May 24 Friday Queen's Birthday
Petherick named in the Senior Twenty that played the Sale F.C. at Sale.
1878 August 03
Petherick was named in the Second Twenty squad that played Adelphians in Royal Park.
1878 September 13
Julius E. Petherick aged about 23, boarded the S.S.Lusitania sailing from Melbourne to London via Adelaide.
Was he travelling to Adelaide, or London?
1879 November 10
J. E. Petherick was a competitor in the Playing Members Handicap races at the Carlton Sports Day.
1883 June 20
Julius married Thirza Smith at Kooringa S.A. (Burra Record June 29)
Petherick stood for local council elections in 1883 as the member for South Ward, he was defeated.
Julius was a watchmaker/jeweller and had a shop in Kooringa, Burra.
Kooringa was a company owned mining town, it is now known as Burra South.
The Chronicle Adelaide, January 09 1915 p14, in a Letter to the Editor about unclaimed money, lists a Jessie Mabel Petherick, daughter of Julius Evan Petherick, last heard of at Snake Island W.A.
(Snake Island also known as Carnac Island is 10km from Fremantle)
Jessie Mabel Petherick was born 7 May 1885 Kooringa SA. Father Julius Evan Petherick, mother Thirza Petherick (Lines, remarried).
Jessie Lines (Petherick) married George Worth and had a son Harold George, born 14 April 1906. He was in the RAAF during WW2 Service No.16117 and later discharged.
Jessie died aged 90 in Shenton Park, Perth, 16 January 1976
1883 November 09
Picnic sports and entertainment took place at Hallet at the Mount Byron Estate. (32km from Burra, the towns were connected by train in 1878)
The principal race of the day was the Hallet Handicap of 150, 250 and 440 yards. It was won by Petherick of Burra off scratch, he had no trouble in winning the 150 and 250 events.
He therefore did not have to run the 440 as he had gained enough points to win the overall event. His prize was £5/5s. Julius also donated a silver brooch and earings as first prize in the Girls Race event.
(Burra Record November 16 p2)
1884 October 14
J. E. Petherick top scored (31 runs n.o.) for Burra in the cricket match v Aberdeen. (Burra Record p3)
1885 July 11
J. E. Petherick and Mesdame* Petherick sailed on the 916 ton S.S. Adelaide to Melbourne.
*(Fr. Madam or Mrs.)
1885 December 19
Julius Evan Petherick died of pneumonia aged 29 in Prahran Vic.
http://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/petherick-julius-evan-22957
Julius was buried in the Petherick family grave at the Melbourne General Cemetery, Plot. MGC-IND-Comp-A-No-353
1886 February 20
Julius Petherick left £828 estate
(Australasian p365)
Julius' signature on an 1878 petition presented to the Melbourne City Council calling for the establishment of a dedicated Carlton Football Ground.
Public Records Office Victoria
There are two Carlton connections with this 1897 photograph of Bourke Street looking toward Parliament.
First, John Danks & Son hardware was Carlton champion Harry Guy's life long employer where he rose from office boy to head Danks' Sydney operations.
The site is probably where McEwans hardware store later stood.
Second, directly across the road is E. A. Petherick booksellers (with the Melbourne G.P.O. clock tower on left and an on-coming cable tram).
E. A. Petherick also had stores in Adelaide and Sydney.
Edward Augustus Petherick founder of the book store was the older brother of Carlton's Julius Evan Petherick..
It seems that there were no parking problems 127 years ago.
Venables/Downes/Lines/Walshe/Worth/Merrit/McMellon/Eaton-Cannon family trees Ancestry
DOB: 1856 July 09 Collingwood
DOD: 1885 December 19 Prahran, aged 29, buried Melbourne General Cemetery
Career: 1876 - 1879
CFC HistorianTony De Bolfo has a low quality image of Julius and is awaiting on a better image from the family. (Oct 2024)
Julius Petherick is listed in Mark Pennings' Vol. 5 (Players and Clubs p54) but no senior games have been found.
The match on June 30 1877 is closest we have found, he was named in the senior squad of 25 to play Williamstown.
Son of Peter John, and Ann (nee Press) Petherick from Burnham-on-Sea Somerset who sailed from Bristol with five children under the age of 8 and arrived in Melbourne March 1853. Julius was the eighth child of 10.
From 1854 the family were in the Collingwood area. The family owned and occupied the Studley Arms Hotel 252 Wellington Street Collingwood from 1861. The pub stood on the north-east corner of Little Bedford Street, The hotel was built during 1850/1, delicensed in 1908 and demolished around 1968. In 1852 the hotel had been extended to accommodate the influx of gold seeking immigrants. Meetings were held in the hotel including political, rate payers and council meetings.
(https://collingwoodhs.org.au/view/all-hotels-2/entry/81/)
1876 Julius Evan Petherick recruited from Comet/Clifton
J. E. Petherick was vice president of the Comet Cricket Club (est.1870) during 1876-1877 season. A player, H. E. Petherick was the club's highest run scorer. (could be brother Henry Edmond Petherick 1861-1908)
(Conway's Australian Cricket Annual 1876-1877 p131)
According to The Footballer 1876 (p27) J. Petherick was captain of the Comet, formed in 1875, their colours were scarlett and white stripes and played in Royal Park.
1876 July 15
Petherick was named in the Carlton Second Twenty team squad of 26 to play St.Kilda Second Twenty at St.Kilda.
1876 July 22
Petherick was named as one of Carlton's best players for the Reserves or Second Twenty in their 1-0 win over Carlton Imperial at Royal Park.
(The Argus)
1876 July 27
Named in the Second Twenty squad that played the Melbourne Second Twenty at Melbourne.
1876 The Footballer 1876 edition mentions Petherick as a good player for Carlton's Second Twenty this year.
1877 June 02
Carlton Second Twenty v Melbourne Second Twenty played at Melbourne
Carlton Second Twenty won, 2 - 0
Goals; E. Walters, Petherick
1877 June 30
Carlton played Williamstown on the Madeline Street ground Carlton.
Senior players were delayed in returning to Melbourne from Sydney
A combined team of senior and reserves players were called upon to play Williamstown.
Petherick was named in the Carlton squad of 25.
Carlton won 2 - 0
1877 October 13
Carlton Annual Sports Day at Madeline Street.
J. Petherick won the 150 yard Handicap Race.
1878 May 24 Friday Queen's Birthday
Petherick named in the Senior Twenty that played the Sale F.C. at Sale.
1878 August 03
Petherick was named in the Second Twenty squad that played Adelphians in Royal Park.
1878 September 13
Julius E. Petherick aged about 23, boarded the S.S.Lusitania sailing from Melbourne to London via Adelaide.
Was he travelling to Adelaide, or London?
1879 November 10
J. E. Petherick was a competitor in the Playing Members Handicap races at the Carlton Sports Day.
1883 June 20
Julius married Thirza Smith at Kooringa S.A. (Burra Record June 29)
Petherick stood for local council elections in 1883 as the member for South Ward, he was defeated.
Julius was a watchmaker/jeweller and had a shop in Kooringa, Burra.
Kooringa was a company owned mining town, it is now known as Burra South.
The Chronicle Adelaide, January 09 1915 p14, in a Letter to the Editor about unclaimed money, lists a Jessie Mabel Petherick, daughter of Julius Evan Petherick, last heard of at Snake Island W.A.
(Snake Island also known as Carnac Island is 10km from Fremantle)
Jessie Mabel Petherick was born 7 May 1885 Kooringa SA. Father Julius Evan Petherick, mother Thirza Petherick (Lines, remarried).
Jessie Lines (Petherick) married George Worth and had a son Harold George, born 14 April 1906. He was in the RAAF during WW2 Service No.16117 and later discharged.
Jessie died aged 90 in Shenton Park, Perth, 16 January 1976
1883 November 09
Picnic sports and entertainment took place at Hallet at the Mount Byron Estate. (32km from Burra, the towns were connected by train in 1878)
The principal race of the day was the Hallet Handicap of 150, 250 and 440 yards. It was won by Petherick of Burra off scratch, he had no trouble in winning the 150 and 250 events.
He therefore did not have to run the 440 as he had gained enough points to win the overall event. His prize was £5/5s. Julius also donated a silver brooch and earings as first prize in the Girls Race event.
(Burra Record November 16 p2)
1884 October 14
J. E. Petherick top scored (31 runs n.o.) for Burra in the cricket match v Aberdeen. (Burra Record p3)
1885 July 11
J. E. Petherick and Mesdame* Petherick sailed on the 916 ton S.S. Adelaide to Melbourne.
*(Fr. Madam or Mrs.)
1885 December 19
Julius Evan Petherick died of pneumonia aged 29 in Prahran Vic.
http://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/petherick-julius-evan-22957
Julius was buried in the Petherick family grave at the Melbourne General Cemetery, Plot. MGC-IND-Comp-A-No-353
1886 February 20
Julius Petherick left £828 estate
(Australasian p365)
Julius' signature on an 1878 petition presented to the Melbourne City Council calling for the establishment of a dedicated Carlton Football Ground.
Public Records Office Victoria
There are two Carlton connections with this 1897 photograph of Bourke Street looking toward Parliament.
First, John Danks & Son hardware was Carlton champion Harry Guy's life long employer where he rose from office boy to head Danks' Sydney operations.
The site is probably where McEwans hardware store later stood.
Second, directly across the road is E. A. Petherick booksellers (with the Melbourne G.P.O. clock tower on left and an on-coming cable tram).
E. A. Petherick also had stores in Adelaide and Sydney.
Edward Augustus Petherick founder of the book store was the older brother of Carlton's Julius Evan Petherick..
It seems that there were no parking problems 127 years ago.
Venables/Downes/Lines/Walshe/Worth/Merrit/McMellon/Eaton-Cannon family trees Ancestry