Edgar Newham

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• Dean Garside
  6 Jul 2012 10:31pm

  I met Edgar Newham back in 1987 when I was playing on the wing for my old school Camden High. Edgar was at the game with Roy Masters. At the time I had no idea who Edgar was. He came over to me at half time and gave me some advice about my positional play in defence as I was not sure of where to be at times. After the game I had another chat with Edgar after the game and he told me and a few of the other players on my team about his exploits as a player. I have still got his autograph along sides Roy Masters after all these years. I am sorry to hear of his passing all those years ago. He still has his place in Canterbury's history with his 5 tries in a game.

• Alan Dean
  5 Dec 2021 9:16am

  I first met Edgar in 1992 after moving to Camden. A local pub had named its main bar after Edgar and I enjoyed talking to him not just about football, but also about his mining times in the Northern Territory.
  He was a true gentleman and I was moved on the day my youngest daughter asked him for his autograph and he obliged with a tear in his eye, saying this is the first time he had been asked since his football days.
  Some friends and I took Edgar to a game between the Dogs and Saints at the SCG, Edgar had not been to the SCG for many years and thought we had brought him to the wrong venue.
  Peter Moore recognise Edgar at the end of the game and took him into the dressing rooms to meet the team.
  He told us on his return that one “little bloke” was quite cranky about their loss … turned out to be one, Terry Lamb.
  It was a sad day when we lost Edgar in 1995, but I do remember contacting Garry Hughes at the Club who made sure a good contingent of past players attended the funeral, including one who played with him against the Poms in 1946.
  One of the Dogs greats!

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