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Title: Bill "Poppa" Johnson
Post by: Ryan1 on Sunday 09 February 14 03:09 GMT (UK)
Hi,

Looking for career information about boxing trainer manager William Cowie(y) Johnson, know a Poppa Johnson.  Had a gym in Lonsdale Street Melbourne in the 1930's.  Poppa died in 1952.   

Thanks,

Daniel. 
Title: Re: Bill "Poppa" Johnson
Post by: warncoort on Sunday 09 February 14 03:33 GMT (UK)
Google and Trove might be the places to look.
Title: Re: Bill "Poppa" Johnson
Post by: cupoflife on Sunday 09 February 14 03:34 GMT (UK)
May be of interest http://www.rootschat.com/links/0xzk/
Boxing Federations & Associations may also have information. eg http://boxingvic.org.au
http://www.theppbavic.com/#!associations-history/cqia
There are some articles on TROVE http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper

cheers  :)
cupoflife
Title: Re: Bill "Poppa" Johnson
Post by: cando on Sunday 09 February 14 03:45 GMT (UK)
Some newspaper mentions
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0xzj/

Not helping with career highlights but perhaps you may be interested in this info

Which Wm was your person of interest....both father and son have the same names.

Death of Wm Snr
JOHNSON William Cowie
Father John Watts  Mother Elizabeth  LARVIE
At South Melbourne  70 years  1952  Reg#10821

JOHNSON William Cowie
Father William Cowie  Mother Leah BITTON
Mother Leah  BITTON
At Ferntree Gully  65 years  1974  Reg#313

Australian Electoral Roll
1914
JOHNSON William Cowie  99A Palmerston Crescent  Albert Park  Labourer

1931
JOHNSON William Cowie Jnr  233 York Street, South Melbourne Milk carter
JOHNSON William Cowie Snr 233 York Street, South Melbourne  Labourer

1936
JOHNSON William Cowie Jnr 233 York Street, South Melbourne  Driver
JOHNSON William Cowie Snr  233 York Street, South Melbourne  Labourer

Wm Jnr occupation watersider from 1949 to....

1968
JOHNSON William Cowie 4 Queenstown Road  Boronia  Watersider

Wills and Probate Index
http://prov.vic.gov.au/index_search?searchid=54
JOHNSON William C Pensioner Sth Melbourne 14 Aug 1952 456/132 VPRS 28/P4, unit 416

Cando
Title: Re: Bill "Poppa" Johnson
Post by: cando on Sunday 09 February 14 04:01 GMT (UK)
A little on Wm Cowie's Snr's maternal ancestry.
http://mepnab.netau.net/c/c28.html
Scroll down the page to the COWIE information.

Cando
Title: Re: Bill "Poppa" Johnson
Post by: cando on Sunday 09 February 14 04:09 GMT (UK)
W/William/Billy JOHNSON's Gymnasium - many mentions amongst these news items
1930's
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0xzr/
1940's
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0xzs/
1950
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0xzu/


Cando
Title: Re: Bill "Poppa" Johnson
Post by: Ryan1 on Wednesday 12 February 14 05:27 GMT (UK)
Thank you cando and cupoflife for your replies.

Daniel.
Title: Re: Bill "Poppa" Johnson
Post by: Michelle Nettleton on Friday 16 December 16 03:41 GMT (UK)
He was my great grand father.  Have contact in Boxing world who could help with that side and my mother also, with the family side.  The history is an amazing story!

Michelle
Title: Re: Bill "Poppa" Johnson
Post by: georgefromnz on Tuesday 11 February 25 07:16 GMT (UK)
I'd be interested in any history. I've just found out he was my great grand fathers brother. His grand father is this guy

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201309405/george-johnson