5/24/2023 0 Comments John fletcher music![]() ![]() ![]() The couple settled in Woollahra and Fletcher served as secretary of Paddington Cricket Club. During this period, Fletcher met Anne Marian Clarke, whom he married at St Thomas's Church of England, North Sydney. In 1877, Fletcher established his own private boys’ school in Sydney, which he named Coreen College. In 1875, Fletcher had emigrated to Australia and began working as a teacher at a private school called Oaklands, at Mittagong, New South Wales. In 1879, Fletcher obtained his Master's degree from Oxford. While at Oxford, he took a keen interest in sport, especially long distance running, and acquired a blue in athletics. In 1866, Fletcher entered Pembroke College, University of Oxford and graduated in 1869 with a Bachelor of Arts (second class honours). He was educated at Redhill School, in Redhill, Surrey and at Cheltenham College. He was also prominent in New South Wales (NSW) as a teacher and a magistrate.įletcher was born in London, the son of Harriet Fletcher (later Bathurst) and John Rolt. John Walter Fletcher ( – 28 February 1918) is widely regarded as the "father of Australian soccer". Teacher, footballer, sports administrator, cricketer, magistrate
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