Bob Lulham
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Bob Lulham was an Australian rugby league
footballer of the 1940s and 50s. A quick-paced winger, he came to Sydney
from Newcastle
and in his first season in the NSWRFL premiership represented New South Wales in all matches. That year he was also the League's top try-scorer, breaking the record for most tries in a debut season with 28 and most tries in a season for Balmain in the club's history. At the end of the season he played in Balmain's grand final win. At the end of the following season he was selected to tour Europe with the 1948-49 Kangaroos, making his debut in the Third Test against Great Britain
before going on to play two Tests against France
.
In 1953, Lulham was in the headlines after his mother-in-law Veronica Monty, with whom he was having a sexual relationship, was charged with attempting to poison him with thallium
. At the time Monty was living with her daughter and son-in-law following separation from her husband. In the end, the verdict was not guilty however Judith Lulham divorced him over his admission of "intimacies" with Monty during the trial. Lulham never played football again. He retired as the second-highest try-scorer in a single season, with 28.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer of the 1940s and 50s. A quick-paced winger, he came to Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
from Newcastle
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
and in his first season in the NSWRFL premiership represented New South Wales in all matches. That year he was also the League's top try-scorer, breaking the record for most tries in a debut season with 28 and most tries in a season for Balmain in the club's history. At the end of the season he played in Balmain's grand final win. At the end of the following season he was selected to tour Europe with the 1948-49 Kangaroos, making his debut in the Third Test against Great Britain
Great Britain national rugby league team
The Great Britain national rugby league team represents the United Kingdom in rugby league football. Administered by the Rugby Football League , the team is nicknamed "The Lions" or "Great Britain Lions"....
before going on to play two Tests against France
France national rugby league team
The France national rugby league team represent France in international rugby league tournaments. They are also sometimes referred to as "Les Tricolores" or more commonly "Les Chanticleers"...
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In 1953, Lulham was in the headlines after his mother-in-law Veronica Monty, with whom he was having a sexual relationship, was charged with attempting to poison him with thallium
Thallium
Thallium is a chemical element with the symbol Tl and atomic number 81. This soft gray poor metal resembles tin but discolors when exposed to air. The two chemists William Crookes and Claude-Auguste Lamy discovered thallium independently in 1861 by the newly developed method of flame spectroscopy...
. At the time Monty was living with her daughter and son-in-law following separation from her husband. In the end, the verdict was not guilty however Judith Lulham divorced him over his admission of "intimacies" with Monty during the trial. Lulham never played football again. He retired as the second-highest try-scorer in a single season, with 28.