Burt mills biography
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Bert Mills
Australian rules footballer, born 1910
Australian rules footballer
Albert Edward Mills (16 February 1910 – 6 May 1984) was an Australian rules footballer who played for and captained Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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Mills and his older brother Arthur began their careers playing for Bethanga in the 1926 and 1927 Kiewa & District Football Association grand finals.[1][2][3][4] The Mills family then moved to Oxley, near Wangaratta, and the pair played with nearby Wangaratta Football Club in 1929.[5][6] In 1930, both brothers made their debuts for the Hawthorn Football Club. Bert Mills won Hawthorn's 'most consistent player' award in his first season of VFL football.[7]
Mills usually played as a ruckman, but was also used at centre half-back. He captained Hawthorn at various times during his career, beginning in 1932, and then in single seasons during 1934 and 1938 befor
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Mills Novelty Company
| Industry | Slot machines, vending machines and jukeboxes |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1891 (as M.B.M. Cigar Vending Company) |
| Defunct | 1948 (jukeboxes); 1954 (vending machines); and 1980s (slot machines) |
| Fate | Divestment (jukeboxes); divestment and merger (slot machines); and acquisition (vending machines) |
| Successor | Mills Novelty Co. Restores & sells violanos and other Mills products |
| Headquarters | Chicago |
Key people | Herbert Stephen Mills (deceased); Robert W. Brown CEO |
The Mills Novelty Company, Incorporated of Chicago was once a leading manufacturer of coin-operated machines, including slot machines, vending machines, and jukeboxes, in the United States. Between about 1905 and 1930, the company's products included the Mills Violano-Virtuoso and its predecessors, celebrated machines that automatically played a violin and, after about 1909, a piano. By 1944, the name of the company had changed to Mills Industries, Incorporated. • Personal Details Service HistoryMILLS, Albert
Service Number: 2127 Enlisted: 16 March 1916, Brisbane, Queensland Last Rank: Private Last Unit: 41st Infantry Battalion Born: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 12 March 1889 Home Town: Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland Schooling: Mt Gravatt State School, Queensland, Australia Occupation: Farm Hand Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 11 June 1917, aged 28 years Cemetery: Underhill Farm Cemetery
B II Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Cleveland Redlands Honour Roll, Holland Park Mount Gravatt Roll of Honour, Redland Bay War Memorial, Tingalpa Shire Roll of Honour World War 1 Service
16 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2127, 41st Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland 7 Sep 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2127, 41st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: