McCracken, who contested nine finals from 1922 to 1924, was Fitzroy's ruckman in the 1922 premiership side. He was again a follower in the 1923 Grand Final but was off the ground injured for much of the encounter and Fitzroy lost by 17 points. In the same year, McCracken represented the VFL at interstate football. Before arriving at Fitzroy, he played for Essendon Association in the Victorian Football Association.
Note and Stamp Printingedit
McCracken joined the Commonwealth Bank on 1 August 1936, as Works Manager, and was appointed as the Australian Note and Stamp Printer on 21 April 1940.[2] During this period he was responsible for introducing new equipment, the photogravure printing process, and (reportedly) the elimination of personal monograms and imprints in favour of 'By Authority' impersonal marks in 1942.[3] He retired in March 1963, the same year he was appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[4]
Notesedit
^Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 570. ISBN978-1-921496-32-5.
^"Men Who Churn Out Money By The Ton". The Herald. No. 21, 999. Victoria, Australia. 22 November 1947. p. 13.
^"The Official Stamp Printers". History of The Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue.
^"William Clifford Gordon NcCRACKEN". Australian Government.
Referencesedit
Gordon McCracken at AustralianFootball.com
Gordon McCracken's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Gordon McCracken's playing statistics from The VFA Project
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gordon, mccracken, william, clifford, march, 1898, january, 1964, australian, commonwealth, note, stamp, printer, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, fitzroy, victorian, football, league, during, 1920s, personal, informationfull, namewilliam, clifford. William Clifford Gordon McCracken OBE 22 March 1898 27 January 1964 was an Australian Commonwealth Note and Stamp Printer and an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League VFL during the 1920s 1 Gordon McCrackenPersonal informationFull nameWilliam Clifford Gordon McCrackenDate of birth 1898 03 22 22 March 1898Place of birthFitzroy North VictoriaDate of death27 January 1964 1964 01 27 aged 65 Place of deathFitzroy VictoriaOriginal team s Essendon AssociationHeight191 cm 6 ft 3 in Weight86 kg 190 lb Position s RuckmanPlaying career1YearsClubGames Goals 1919Essendon A VFA 00 8 11 1920 27Fitzroy109 61 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Contents 1 Football 2 Note and Stamp Printing 3 Notes 4 ReferencesFootball editMcCracken who contested nine finals from 1922 to 1924 was Fitzroy s ruckman in the 1922 premiership side He was again a follower in the 1923 Grand Final but was off the ground injured for much of the encounter and Fitzroy lost by 17 points In the same year McCracken represented the VFL at interstate football Before arriving at Fitzroy he played for Essendon Association in the Victorian Football Association Note and Stamp Printing editMcCracken joined the Commonwealth Bank on 1 August 1936 as Works Manager and was appointed as the Australian Note and Stamp Printer on 21 April 1940 2 During this period he was responsible for introducing new equipment the photogravure printing process and reportedly the elimination of personal monograms and imprints in favour of By Authority impersonal marks in 1942 3 He retired in March 1963 the same year he was appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire 4 Notes edit Holmesby Russell Main Jim 2014 The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers every AFL VFL player since 1897 10th ed Melbourne Victoria Bas Publishing p 570 ISBN 978 1 921496 32 5 Men Who Churn Out Money By The Ton The Herald No 21 999 Victoria Australia 22 November 1947 p 13 The Official Stamp Printers History of The Australian Commonwealth Specialists Catalogue William Clifford Gordon NcCRACKEN Australian Government References editGordon McCracken at AustralianFootball com Gordon McCracken s playing statistics from AFL Tables Gordon McCracken s playing statistics from The VFA Project nbsp This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1898 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gordon McCracken amp oldid 1168367032, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
