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'''Arthur Victor Moymow''' (1884-1944) was an{{Short description|Australian rugby league administrator. He was also a co-founder}}
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'''Arthur Victor Moymow''' (1884–1944) was an Australian [[Rugby football|rugby]] league administrator. He was also a co-founder
of the [[St. George Dragons]] District rugby league football club in 1921.
 
==Rugby league administrator==
Arthur Moymow was born in Sydney in 1884. He studied book-keeping[[bookkeeping]] and [[accountancy]], asand became a Foundationfoundation member and the first treasurer of the [[St. George Dragons]] rugby league club. He held that position until 1932, before moving to [[Newcastle, New South Wales]]. He was also the president of the St. George Junior League and also the president of the St. George Referees' Association.<ref>Newcastle Morning Herald. 'A Sporting View'. 01/03/1941 (page 6)</ref>
 
After relocating to Newcastle, he was later the Secretary/Treasurer of the Northern Suburbs Newcastle Rugby League Club, and the Wickham Cricket Club and Hamilton Cricket Club's in [[Newcastle, New South Wales]].
 
Arthur Moymow was awarded Life Membership of the [[St. George Dragons]] in 1941. He died suddenly, at his Hamilton home on 18 October 1944, age 60. Moymow was later buried at the Sandgate War Cemetery on 20 October 1944. <ref>Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 21/10/1944</ref>
[[File:Arthur_moymow_1927.jpg|thumb|right|Arthur Moymow, St.George District Hon. Treasurer. 1927]]
 
==War service==
Arthur Moymow joined the [[Second Australian Imperial Force]] (AIF) in an administrative role with the recruitment staff in 1941 but died suddenly, at his Hamilton home, on 18 October 1944, age 60.<ref>Sydney Morning Herald: 24/10/1944 (page 6) "Mr. A. Moymow Dies"</ref> Moymow was buried at the [[Sandgate, New South Wales|Sandgate]] War Cemetery on 20 October 1944.<ref>Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 21/10/1944</ref><ref>St.GEORGE CALL (Sydney) 27/10/1944 'Valedictory for Arthur Moymow. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/233601892?searchTerm=moymow&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales</ref>
 
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[[Category:Australian rugby league administrators]]
[[Category:1884 births]]
[[Category:1944 deaths]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Sydney]]
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