Commercial Work


According to Damien Green's football card website, the 1926-28 set of Suburban Premium Cards was the second set of Suburban Premium cards in Victoria. The earlier set were released between 1921 and 1925. The first set of cards can be found at Australian Rules Football Cards.

Introduction

The Suburban Premium Cards were released to the public through a range of small businesses. An advertisement for the business was printed on the back of the card.

One difference between the two sets is that the second set has the players name and club hand written on the front.

The printer of the cards is listed as "E.Eyres" of 553 Elizabeth Street. A notice appeared in the Argus 21-Aug-1928 reporting the retirement of Eyres.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the PARTNER SHIP heretofore subsisting between JOSIAH GEORGE TREVENA, and EDWARD AUGUSTUS SAMUEL EYRES, carrying on business as printers, at 553 Elizabeth street, Melbourne, under the style or firm of Reliance Press," has been DISSOLVED by mutual consent, as from the 7th day of August, 1928, so far as concerns the said Edward Augustus Samuel Eyres, who retires from the said firm. Dated this 20th day of August, 1928. E. A. EYRES.
Malleson, Stewart, Stawall & Nankivell, solicitors for the said Edward Augustus Samuel Eyres."

Classified Advertising. (1928, August 21). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 17. Retrieved September 4, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3948034

The Hawthorn Cards illustrate that the cards were released over a number of years:

• Jim Jackson - 1925-26 (StKilda 1909, Collingwood 1910-15, 1920)
• Mick Ennis - 1925-27 - Only VFL Club
• Ern Utting - 1925-32 (Collingwood 1919-22)
• Bert Hyde - 1925-35 - Only VFL Club
• Bill Henry - 1926-27 Hawthorn (Collingwood 1925 and Essendon 1928)
• Ted Pool - 1926-38 - Only VFL Club
• Bert Sutton - 1928 (South Melbourne 1921, 1923-24, 1926-27)
• Len Yemm - 1929-30 - Only VFL Club

Note - The images on this page were sourced from Australian Rules Football Cards. The cards on this site were sourced on 4-Sep-2012. Please check with the Source website for updates and amendments.

The Boyles Connection

Two articles on the website combine to discuss the Boyles connection. The first article identifies team photos in the Weekly Times (1928-29) and Australasian (1929) as the source of stock images for numerous sets of football cards. The second, focuses on Charles Boyles relationship to the source team photos. See:

1. Team Photos in the Weekly Times and Australasian 1928-29 - The link to Football Cards and the Football Record
2. The Earliest Boyles Football Photos

Other Connections

A number of images are also taken from the 1923 Magpie Portraits of Leading Footballers. They appear to have white backgrounds.

Charlie Tyson - 1923 Magpie Portraits of Leading Footballers - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards

Charles Tyson 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards

Greg Stockdale - 1923 Magpie Portraits of Leading Footballers - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards

Greg Stockdale 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards

A number of images also appeared in the 1926 Craig and Hales Footballers and Racehorses Series and in the Football Record.

Ted Johnson - 1926 Craig and Hales Footballers and Racehorses Source:Australian Rules Football Cards

Football Record 1928 Round 04 p21 Ted Johnson - Source State Library of Victoria This image also appeared in: AFL record 1930 Round 18 p24

Ted Johnson 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards

The Cards

Carlton

1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Alex Duncan	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Frank Donoghue	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Harold Carter	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Harvey Dunn
1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Alex Duncan	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Fred Gilby	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Horrie Clover	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Maurie Connell
1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Ray Brew

1929 Austalasian - Fred Gilby

Collingwood

1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Reg Baker	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Harry Chesswas	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Albert Collier	Harry Collier
1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Gordon Coventry	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards John Harris	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Harold Rumney	Charles Tyson 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Charles Tyson
Henry Wescott 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Henry Wescott	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Ernie Wilson

1929 Australasian - Albert Collier

Essendon

Norm Beckton 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Norm Beckton	Garnet Campbell 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Garnet Campbell	Clyde Donaldson 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Clyde Donaldson	Jack Garden 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Jack Garden
William Hudd 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards William Hudd	Tommy Jenkins 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Tommy Jenkins	Frank Maher 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Frank Maher	Howard Okey 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Howard Okey
Greg Stockdale 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Greg Stockdale	Jack Vosti 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Jack Vosti

1929 Australasian - Norm Beckton, Garnet Campbell, Haward Okey

Fitzroy

William Adams 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards William Adams	Arthur Batchelor 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Arthur Batchelor	Norman Cockram 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Norman Cockram	Thomas Corrigan 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Tom Corrigan
Ern Elliott 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Ern Elliott	Jack Moriarty 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Jack Moriarty	Colin Niven 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Colin Niven	James Tarbottom 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards James Tarbottom

1929 Australasian - Arthur Batchelor

Footscray

1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Frank Aked 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Frank Aked	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - George Garlick 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards George Garlick	Alan Hopkins 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Alan Hopkins	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Colin Laidlaw 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Colin Laidlaw
1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Paddy O'Brien 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Paddy O'Brien	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Les Punch 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Les Punch	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - William Russ 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards William Russ	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Paddy Scanlan 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Paddy Scanlan
1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Henry	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Ross	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Sampson

There are two Sampson's who played for Footscray in this period; Reg Simpson played in the early 20's and John Simpson played from 1929.
1929 Australasian - Frank Aked, Bill Russ

Geelong

Lloyd Hagger

Hawthorn

1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - William Henry 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Bill Henry	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Mick Ennis 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Mick Ennis	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - James Jackson 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Jim Jackson	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Ern Utting 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Ern Utting
1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Fred Finch 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Fred Finch	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Bert Hyde 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Bert Hyde	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Bert Sutton 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Bert Sutton	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Ted Poole 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Ted Pool
1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Len Yemm 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Len Yemm

1929 Australasian - Len Yemm, Ted Pool

Melbourne

1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Ivor Warne Smith 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Ivor Warne-Smith	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Charlie Streeter 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Charlie Streeter	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Maybe Richard Taylor 1928 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Richard Taylor	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Bill Tymms 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Bill Tymms
1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Bert Chadwick 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Bert Chadwick

1929 Australasian - Richard Taylor, Bill Tymms

North Melbourne

1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Teddy Briggs 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Teddy Briggs	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Cyril Kemp 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Cyril Kemp	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Johnny Lewis 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Johnny Lewis	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Charlie Tyson 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Charlie Tyson
1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Bill Russ 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Bill Russ	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Tim Trevaskis 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Tim Trevaskis	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Fred Metcalf 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Fred Metcalf	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Dave Walsh 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Dave Walsh

1929 Australasian - Teddy Briggs, Cyril Kemp

Richmond

1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Alan Geddes 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Alan Geddes	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Don Donald 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Donald Don	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Basil McCormack 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Basil McCormack	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Tom O'Halloran 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Tom O'Halloran
1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Doug Hayes 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Doug Hayes	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Keith Millar 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Keith Millar	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Jimmy Smith 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Jimmy Smith	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Alan Geddes 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Alan Geddes
1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Percy Bentley 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Percy Bentley	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Bill Benton 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Bill Benton	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - Jack Fincher 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Jack Fincher	1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium - George Rudolph 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards George Rudolph

Australasian 1929 - Jack Fincher, Percy Bently, Bill Benton

South Melbourne

Austin Robertson 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Austin Robertson	Charlie Stanbridge 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Charlie Stanbridge	Charlie E Pannam 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Charlie E Pannam	Charles McDonald 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Charles McDonald
Charlie Nicholls 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Charlie Nicholls	Len Thomas 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Len Thomas	Mark Tandy 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Mark Tandy	Peter Reville 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Peter Reville
Ted Johnson 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Ted Johnson	Bill Berryman 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Bill Berryman

St Kilda

Barney Carr 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Barney Carr

Bill Cubbins 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Bill Cubbins

Bill Mohr 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Bill Mohr

Horrie Mason 1926-28 VFL Suburban Premium Issues - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards Horrie Mason