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| Full name | George Arthur Mullins | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1907-09-07)7 September 1907 Wellington, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 October 1995(1995-10-22) (aged 88) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Front-row | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | George Mullins Sr | |||||||||||||||||||||
George Arthur Mullins (7 September 1907 – 22 October 1995) was an Australianrugby league player and coach.
Mullins, known as "Barney", was born to Australian parents in New Zealand, where his fatherGeorge Sr worked at the time as a coal miner and labourer. He grew up in Sydney and his father became mayor of Balmain, then a Labor member of theNew South Wales Legislative Council during the 1930s and 1940s.[1]
A front-rower, Mullins competed in first grade forBalmain between 1930 and 1932.[2] He had a season as coach ofManly Warringah in 1949, with the club finishing out of the finals in eighth position.[3]
Mullins was also a noted surfswimmer and had a race inFreshwater, Sydney, named after him.[4]