Harry Blinman M.V.O. (1861 - 1950)

Born 30 Dec 1861 in Adelaide, South Australia [uncertain]

Died 23 Jul 1950 at age 88 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Harry was born in 1861 in Adelaide in the Colony of South Australia. He was the son of William Blinman and his wife Mary (née Pearce).

Harry Blinman played 23 first-class cricket matches for South Australia between 1880 and 1896. And he also played Australian Rules football for the Norwood Football Club in the South Australian Football Association (SAFA). This would later become known as the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). It is worth noting that Harry Blinman was a premiership player with his older brother, Tom, in Norwood’s first two years in the League 1878 & 1879, while still only 16 years of age.

We see a potted Biography in The Mail newspaper of Saturday the 21st of August 1920. It came in honour of him receiving his Member of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) Award:

"MR. HARRY BLINMAN, M.V.O.

The title of Member of the Victorian Order which has been conferred on Mr. Blinman was created in 1896, and is grant-ed for personal services rendered to His Majesty the King.

Mr. Blinman was born in Adelaide on December 30, 1861. He was educated at the old Pulteney Street school under the late Rev. W. S. Moore. He entered also Customs Department of the Civil Service on February 25, 1878, and a few months later was transferred to the Audit Office, where he remained until October, 1883, when he was appointed to a clerkship in Chief Secretary's Office. On October 9, 1913, he was elected for the office Chief Clerk in the same department, and on retirement of Mr. L. S. Sholl, C.M.G., I.S.O. In 1916 he was appointed Under-Secretary, Secretary to the Premier, and Clerk of the Executive Council.

In earlier times Mr. Blinman was a noted athlete, and old sporting enthusiasts will recall his prowess on the football and cricket field with Norwood, and his sound general knowledge of other recreations. He still finds spare hours for pastimes, his particular hobby now being bowls.

The honour which HIs Majesty has been pleased to confer constitutes a high dis-tinction,which has been worthily bestowed upon an estimable public officer and a highly respected and popular citizen, who is certain to receive the warmest congra-tulations from all parts of the State.

He passed away in July 1950 in Adelaide and was buried at the West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia. And from The Advertiser newspaper of Monday 24 July 1950 we see his Death Notice below:

DEATHS

BLINMAN. —On July 23, at his re-sidence, 202 East terrace, Adelaide, Harry Blinman. Aged 88 years.

Sources

• South Australian Births, Deaths & Marriages: BIRTH: BLINMAN, Harry - gender: M - father: William BLINMAN - district: Adelaide - book page: 20/265 - birth year: 1861. first accessed online on the 6th of February, 2022 from the Genealogy SA's Online Database Search at: https://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-database-search

• South Australian Births, Deaths & Marriages: DEATH: BLINMAN, Harry - gender: M - district: Adelaide - book/page: 756/3528 - death year: 1950. first accessed online on the 6th of February, 2022 from the Genealogy SA's Online Database Search at: https://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-database-search

• Find a Grave, database and images accessed 25 January 2022, memorial page for Harry Blinman (unknown–24 Jul 1950), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #156571331, citing West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia ; Maintained by Dwight Baker (contributor 47306645) . (note: no gravestone photograph as yet)

• Harry Blinman Australia from the ESPNCRICINFO website

• Inscription 9622005 - Harry Blinman from the Australian Cemeteries Index

• Harry Blinman from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. first accessed online on the 6th of February, 2022 at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Blinman

• MR. HARRY BLINMAN PROMOTED. from the Referee (Sydney, NSW : 1886 - 1939) of Wednesday 21 June 1916, Page 13. first accessed on TROVE on the 6th of February, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/121177917

• MR. HARRY BLINMAN, M.V.O. from The Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1912 - 1954) of Saturday 21 August 1920, Page 3. first accessed on TROVE on the 6th of February, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/63882350

• MR. H. BLINMAN. from the Observer (Adelaide, SA : 1905 - 1931) of Saturday 14 May 1927, Page 19. first accessed on TROVE on the 6th of February, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/168268419?

• BIRTHDAY HONORS from the News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954) of Monday 4 June 1928, Page 7. first accessed on TROVE on the 6th of February, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/129135342

• Family Notices from The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954) of Monday 24 July 1950, Page 16. first accessed on TROVE on the 6th of February, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/44934572?searchTerm=%22harry%20Blinman%22

• Advertising FUNERAL NOTICES from The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954) of Monday 24 July 1950, Page 16. first accessed on TROVE on the 6th of February, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/44934568?searchTerm=%22harry%20Blinman%22

• Mr. H. Blinman, SACA Chairman Dies Aged 88 from The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954) of Monday 24 July 1950, Page 3. first accessed on TROVE on the 6th of February, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/44934676?

• S. AUST. CRICKET PRESIDENT DIES from The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954) of Monday 24 July 1950, Page 22. first accessed on TROVE on the 6th of February, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/229620512

• Mr Harry Blinman Photograph - 1928 from the State Library of South Australia's Portrait Collection (Image Number oai:collections.slsa.sa.gov.au:(AuASA)b20471609, B 22818). first accessed on TROVE on the 6th of February. 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/208454080

• PLAYERS - BLINMAN, Henry from the REDLEGS MUSEUM website first accessed online on the 6th of February. 2022 at: http://www.redlegsmuseum.com.au/ON_FIELD/PLAYERS/BLINMANHenry.aspx