Frank Vaughan (rugby league)

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Frank Vaughan (1 August 1918 – 23 July 2014)[1] was a Catholic priest of the Diocese of Broken Bay and a rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby League. He played for Eastern Suburbs in 1939.[2] He was Parish Priest of Our Lady, Queen of Peace Parish in Normanhurst.

Rugby league

Vaughan played two first grade games for the Sydney Roosters, then called Eastern Suburbs. During this time he scored one try and one goal against North Sydney in a 22–18 match played on 24 June 1939. During the 1939 season, Eastern Suburbs finished fifth out of the eight teams, and did not qualify for the finals.[3][4]

The Catholic Church

Vaughan became a seminarian for the Archdiocese of Sydney in 1940, and was ordained a priest in 1947. He served in the Parishes of Bankstown, Brighton Le Sands, Sutherland, Lithgow, North Leichhardt, Lidcombe, Campsie, Harris Park, Blackheath, Woy Woy, and Normanhurst.[5] He was the first Parish Priest of Normanhurst; the Parish was established in 1971.

References

  1. 1."National Council of Priests in Australia•List of Deceased Clergy". Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  2. 2."In Memoriam: Father Frank Vaughan". Roosters. 24 July 1939. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  3. 3."NRL Stats". NRL Stats. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  4. 4."EASTERN SUBURBS from where the Sun Rises..." The Rugby League News. Vol. 20, no. 14. Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. 1 July 1939. p. 11. nla.obj-646435257. Retrieved 3 June 2026 – via Trove.
  5. 5."Diocese of Broken Bay". Dbb.org.au. 23 July 2014. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2014.