Thomas James Everuss (18 October 1903 – 18 May 1979) was an Australian rules footballer who played with in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Early life The son of Thomas James Everuss (1870–1933),Funeral Notices: Everuss, The Barrier Miner, (Tuesday, 17 October 1933), p.2. and Margaret Priscilla Eversuss (1874–1943), née Whetter,Marriage: Everuss—Whetter, The Barrier Miner, (Wednesday, 14 December 1898), p.2.Death of Mrs. M. Everuss, The Barrier Daily Truth, (Thursday, 23 September 1943), p.2. Thomas James Everuss was born in Broken Hill on 18 October 1903.
He married Jean Isobel Glenn (1908-1967), in Broken Hill, on 29 January 1929.Personal, The Barrier Miner, (Wednesday, 30 January 1929), p.2.Deaths: Everuss, The Sydney Morning Herald, (Monday, 13 February 1967), p.20. They had three children.
Football After commencing his career with South Broken Hill Football Club, Everuss and his team-mate Lindsay Beck both joined at the start of the 1926 VFL season. He made his debut against North Melbourne in Round 2;Football, The Age, (Thursday, 6 May 1926), p.6. he played every game for the remainder of the season.Hawthorn Star: Was Broken Hill Backman, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 14 August 1926), p.6.
Fireman Everuss returned to Broken Hill in September 1926,Tom Everuss Returns, The Barrier Miner, (Wednesday, 29 September 1926), p.4. where he resumed his work as a fireman. He lived in South Broken Hill until he transferred to the fire station at South Bankstown where he served for twenty years. Upon retirement he moved to Umina where he lived until his death in 1979.
Death He died at Umina Beach, New South Wales on 18 May 1979.Deaths: Everuss, The Sydney Morning Herald, (Monday, 21 May 1979), p.19.
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Thomas James Everuss, at New South Wales Australian Football History Society.