Harry Hewitt

For other people named Harry Hewitt, see Harry Hewitt (disambiguation).

Harry Hewitt
Hewitt in 1894
Personal information
Full name Harry Hewitt
Date of birth c. 1862[1]
Place of birth South-eastern South Australia
Date of death 23 January 1907 (approx. 45)[1]
Original team(s) Point McLeay[2]
Position(s) Back pocket, rover[3]
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1889, 1891–1892 Medindie 5 (0)
1891 Port Adelaide 1 (0)
Career highlights
  • First Indigenous Australian to play in SANFL.[4]

Harry Hewitt, sometimes spelled "Hewit", "Ewart" or "Hewett", (c. 1861 – 23 January 1907) was an Indigenous Australian cricketer and Australian rules footballer. In 1889, Hewitt played for the Medindie Football Club, and so is believed to be the first Indigenous Australian to play in the South Australian Football Association (SAFA), known today as the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).[4]

  1. ^ a b "An Aboriginal Tragedy". Evening Journal. Vol. XLI, no. 11210. Adelaide. 25 January 1907. p. 2. Retrieved 17 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Football". South Australian Chronicle. Vol. XXXIV, no. 1, 764. 11 June 1892. p. 15. Retrieved 21 July 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Football". South Australian Register. Vol. LVII, no. 14, 234. 27 June 1892. p. 7. Retrieved 21 July 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ a b "North Adelaide's Rich Indigenous History". sanfl.com.au. North Adelaide FC History Committee. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2022.