Reg Lane
Birth nameReginald Ewart Lane
Date of birth7 September 1898
Place of birthTenterfield, New South Wales
Date of death31 August 1962[1]
Height5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)
Weight11 st 7 lb (73 kg)[2]
SchoolNewington College
Notable relative(s)Albert Lane (uncle)
SpouseMyrra Livesey (née Binnie)
Children3 sons & 4 daughters
Occupation(s)TV & radio executive
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1921 Wallabies 1 (0)

Reginald Ewart Lane (7 September 1898 – 31 August 1962) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.[3] He captained Victoria in the mid-1920s.[4] In his business life he founded the Macquarie Radio Network and was General Manager of the radio station 2GB.[5][6] He became a director of I.T.N. Ltd, a company holding a licence to operate a commercial television station in the Illawarra area of New South Wales.[7]

Birth and family

Lane was born in Tenterfield, New South Wales, the fifth of six children. His parents were Elizabeth Rebecca (née Lester) and the Rev. Benjamin Lane (1854–1927), a Methodist minister.[8] Within the church Benjamin Lane was "a noted builder of churches and parsonages" in the circuits where he served.[9] The other children of the Lane family were; Rozetta (b.1889, Murrurundi); Ellie (b.1891 Murrurundi); Albert (b.1894, Lismore); Edgar (b.1896, East Maitland); and Florence (b.1901, Parkes). Lane was the nephew of NSW parliamentarian Albert Lane.[10]

Education

Before entering the ministry, Lane's father had studied theology at the Wesleyan Theological Institution at Newington House in Silverwater, New South Wales.[11] When it came to educating his sons he chose Newington College, then at Stanmore, as their school. Lane commenced at Newington in 1912 following his brothers, Albert and Edgar, who had commenced in 1906 and 19011 respectively.[12] Before leaving Newington in 1914 he had captained the 3rd XV rugby team.[13] His older brother, Edgar Murray Lane, joined the 20th Infantry Battalion in 1916 and died at Bullecourt on 2 May 1917. He was buried in the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery.[14]

Marriage and family

Lane married Myrra Livesey Binnie (b. 1914)[15] in 1935 and the union produced seven children: Lynette; Peter; Ian; Jennifer; Rosemary; Robert and Margaret.

Rugby career

Lane was a wing and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia in 1921. Later in the year he was selected to play in New Zealand but missed the first match. He played against Waikato for half the game but was injured, ending his tour. Lane then moved to Melbourne and became one of Victoria’s leading players. He captained the Victorian team in the 1926 game against the All Blacks and although his team was beaten convincingly, Lane scored a try against New Zealand.[16][17]

References

  1. ^ Ryerson Index Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  2. ^ "RUGBY UNION". Arrow (Sydney, NSW : 1916 - 1933). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 20 May 1921. p. 10. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Scrum.com player profile of Reg Lane". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  4. ^ Historical Wallabies Player Profile Page Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Commercial competition reaches new peak FIGHT FOR LISTENERS BOOSTS QUALITY". Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954). Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 20 February 1955. p. 17. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  6. ^ Biographical cuttings on Reginald Ewart Lane, businessman, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals
  7. ^ "Denial T.V. Firm Withheld Facts From Prospectus". The Canberra Times. Vol. 34, no. 9, 527. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 17 February 1960. p. 9. Retrieved 30 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "REV. BENJAMIN LANE". The Wingham Chronicle And Manning River Observer. New South Wales, Australia. 10 June 1927. p. 7. Retrieved 1 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ Rylstone Methodist Church Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  10. ^ John Lane and Margaret Anderson Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  11. ^ "OBITUARY". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 27, 899. New South Wales, Australia. 6 June 1927. p. 3. Retrieved 1 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 112
  13. ^ The Newingtonian, Newington College, 1914, retrieved 3 May 2017
  14. ^ Roll of Honour Edgar Murray Lane Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  15. ^ David Johnston Binnie 1886–1950 Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  16. ^ Historical Wallabies Player Profile Page Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  17. ^ Classic Wallabies Player Profile Retrieved 30 April 2017.
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