Harry Hewitt
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Harry Hewitt, sometimes spelled "Hewit", "Ewart" or "Hewett", was an Indigenous Australian cricketer and Australian rules footballer. In 1889, Hewitt played for the Medindie Football Club, and so is b
Hewitt in 1894
The Point McLeay Mission church. Point McLeay has now reverted to its original name used by the Indigenous population, Raukkan.
In 1885 Hewitt's Point McLeay side drew against senior SAFA side Old Adelaide (pictured) on Adelaide Oval.
The Southern South Australia team that played in the Annual 'North–South' game at the Adelaide Oval on August 18, 1894. Hewitt is pictured at the far right of the middle row.
Old Adelaide Football Club
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The Adelaide Football Club, often referred to as the Old Adelaide Football Club, was an Australian rules football club based in Adelaide. Founded on 26 April 1860, it was the first football club forme
Harry Hewitt
…Indigenous Point McLeay players had developed a reputation in Adelaide. On 6 July 1885 a match on Adelaide Oval between Point McLeay and senior SAFA club Old Adelaide attracted a, then respectable, crowd of 3,000 with Hewitt again captain. The Point McLeay team would impressively record a draw against Old Adelaide…
The club was founded at the Globe Inn Hotel, Rundle Street (c. 1860)