Sandy McVea
| Sandy McVea | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Sandy McPherson |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Died |
February 4, 1923 Broken Hill, New South Wales |
Sandy McVea was an Aboriginal Australian boxer and actor.
He was associated with the boxer Snowy Baker.[1]
McVea featured in the 1918 silent film The Enemy Within playing an Aboriginal detective.[2]
He died of tuberculosis in the Broken Hill Hospital in February 1923.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "KAY AND STONE FIGHT HARD". Referee (1571). New South Wales, Australia. 7 February 1917. p. 8. Retrieved 30 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "BIG FILMS IN REVIEW". Sunday Times (1677). New South Wales, Australia. 10 March 1918. p. 23. Retrieved 30 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "THE NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONS". Referee (1876). New South Wales, Australia. 21 February 1923. p. 10. Retrieved 30 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "SANDY McVEA DEAD.". Tweed Daily. X, (32). New South Wales, Australia. 6 February 1923. p. 2. Retrieved 30 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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