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Arthur Justice

Arthur Justice, Australian rugby league player, coach, and administrator (died 1977)

Born
October 14, 1902
Died
December 16, 1977
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1902

About Arthur Justice

Arthur James "Snowy" Justice (1902–1977) was an Australian rugby league footballer, coach and administrator. He was a rugged hooker for the St George Dragons who made state and national representative appearances in the late 1920s. Later he was a club administrator, national selector and league judiciary chairman. An uncompromising player and relentless fighter Justice first represented for New South Wales in 1925 and went on to make a total of 25 appearances for his state. Justice made his Test debut for Australia in the first match of Ashes series against England in 1928 and played in all three Tests of that series. A pioneer player with the St George Dragons, he made his first grade debut in the club's second season in the NSWRFL. This was the first ever Grand Final played to determine the premiership winner.

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Arthur Justice timeline

  1. An uncompromising player and relentless fighter Justice first represented for New South Wales in 1925 and went on to make a total of 25 appearances for his state.
  2. Justice made his Test debut for Australia in the first match of Ashes series against England in 1928 and played in all three Tests of that series.

The world when Arthur Justice was born

Arthur Justice was born in 1902. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1902

  • Best-selling bookThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Rose Bowl game played in Pasadena, California
  • Top headlineEnd of Philippine-American War
  • Technology milestoneAir conditioning invented by Willis Carrier
  • Notable inventionAir conditioning
  • World population~1.62B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population79.0M

1902 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Arthur Justice's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19022026
Population79.0M341 million

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