George Treweek

George Treweek, Australian rugby league player (died 1991)

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Born: March 31, 1905
Died: October 28, 1991
Zodiac sign: Aries
Birth year: 1905

About George Treweek

George Treweek was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He was a towering second-row in his time, who formed an integral part of the champion South Sydney teams of the 1920s and early 1930s. He is rated as one of the finest second-row forwards ever to play for Australia. George Treweek (31 March 1905 – 28 October 1991) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. George Treweeke was born Albert George Treweek. His brothers and parents all kept the original spelling but George changed it to Treweeke. Starting out as a fullback in the lower grades at the Mascot Juniors RLFC, Treweek was moved into the second-row upon reaching first grade and won five premierships with South Sydney, captaining the side in the 1931 and 1932 premiership victories.

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George Treweek timeline

1905George Treweek (31 March 1905 – 28 October 1991) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s.
1931Starting out as a fullback in the lower grades at the Mascot Juniors RLFC, Treweek was moved into the second-row upon reaching first grade and won five premierships with South Sydney, captaining the side in the 1931 and 1932 premiership victories.

The world when George Treweek was born

George Treweek was born in 1905. 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 1905

Best-selling book"The Marriage of William Ashe" – Mrs. Humphry Ward

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentChristy Mathewson pitches 3 shutouts in the World Series
Top headlineEinstein publishes theory of special relativity
Technology milestoneEinstein's "miracle year" — E=mc²
World population~1.65B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
U.S. population83.2M

1905 versus 2026

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Measure	1905	2026
Population	83.2M	341 million

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