Louis Goldsmith KC

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Australian Jewish Historical Society Journal, 24, 1 (2018)

Author(s) Peter Maciver AbstractLouis Goldsmith KC (1846-1911) was a barrister, chess player, cricketer and the first Australian Jew to play for an Australian Eleven, when, in December 1878 he replaced the injured George Bailey for a game against a Victorian fifteen. Goldsmith was born at Whitechapel, London in 1846, to Polish immigrants. In 1853 the family moved to Melbourne.
Year2018
Pages22-47
Keyword(s)Biography; Cricket; Chess; Law; Victoria; Melbourne

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