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Name	William Josiah Hammersley
Alternative Names	Longstop
Born	25 September, 1826 Ash, Surrey, England
Died	15 November, 1886 (aged 60) Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	stroke
Cultural Heritage	English Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	goldminer (1856-1859) Victoria, Australia cricketer (1857-1865) Victoria, Australia sports writer (1862-1882) Victoria, Australia courser (1865-1875) Victoria, Australia
Key Organisations *	Melbourne Cricket Club (member, 1856-1886) Melbourne Cricket Club (secretary, 1856-1857)
Key Places *	Coliban River goldfields (Vic) (goldminer, 1856-1859)
Workplaces *	Australasian (Melbourne) newspaper (journalist, 1864-1882) Bell's Life in Victoria (newspaper) (journalist, 1864-1864)

* Dates are approximate

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