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Full name | Cedric William Turvey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Belmore, New South Wales, Australia | 10 July 1917||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 October 1991 Caloundra, Queensland, Australia | (aged 74)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cedric William Turvey (1917-1991) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s.
Turvey started his career as a local junior, progressing through to first grade via the Carlton Waratah's to the St George Presidents Cup team of 1939.
After a short stint playing Rugby League for Lithgow, Turvey represented Country Seconds and N.S.W. in 1941 before returning to the St George Dragons for one season in first grade in 1942. [2] whilst on leave from the AIF and the RAAF during World War II. [3]
Turvey played Five-Eighth in the Saints team that lost the 1942 Grand Final to Canterbury-Bankstown. He finished his St George career in Reserve grade in 1943. Turvey survived the war and finished his Rugby League career at Lithgow in 1946. [4]
Turvey died on 10 October 1991, aged 74. [5]