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Furphy Water TankII
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Treeman
MA
2
ST
6
AG
1
AV
10
R
0
B
91
P
0
F
0
G
14
Cp
0
In
0
Cs
6
Td
0
Mvp
1
GPP
17
XPP
0
SPP
17
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The first end castings were plain, followed by the first to have an inscription reading "Furphy" at the top end of the plate. Shortly after this was changed to read "J. Furphy, maker, Shepparton".
The value of advertising was recognised and raised lettering listing the products of John Furphy was added. In 1898, John added a short rhyme with a strong message. It read "Good, better, best - never let it rest - till your good is better - and your better best."
John's son, William added a Pitman's shorthand inscription in 1920, which translated tells the reader that "Water is the gift of God, but beer is a concoction of the devil, don't drink beer." In 1942 this was changed to read "Water is the gift of God, but beer and whisky are concoctions of the devil, come and have a drink of water" which has since become the more popular, recited version.
Also in 1942 William added a modified version of the saying attributed to W M Hughes, the prime minister of Australia, together with an illustration of a stork holding a baby in traditional fashion. The statement, also in shorthand, read "Produce and populate or perish."
While these messages are some of the more notable, there have been numerous variations over the years.
The value of advertising was recognised and raised lettering listing the products of John Furphy was added. In 1898, John added a short rhyme with a strong message. It read "Good, better, best - never let it rest - till your good is better - and your better best."
John's son, William added a Pitman's shorthand inscription in 1920, which translated tells the reader that "Water is the gift of God, but beer is a concoction of the devil, don't drink beer." In 1942 this was changed to read "Water is the gift of God, but beer and whisky are concoctions of the devil, come and have a drink of water" which has since become the more popular, recited version.
Also in 1942 William added a modified version of the saying attributed to W M Hughes, the prime minister of Australia, together with an illustration of a stork holding a baby in traditional fashion. The statement, also in shorthand, read "Produce and populate or perish."
While these messages are some of the more notable, there have been numerous variations over the years.
Match performances
Date
Opponent
Comp
TD
Int
Cas
Mvp
Spp
2007-02-17
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2
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4
2007-03-20
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-
-
2
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4
2008-01-19
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1
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2
2011-08-14
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-
-
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1
5
2011-08-20
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1
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2