James Robert Baxter (8 October 1887 – 22 April 1952) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Footscray in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 53.
Baxter later served in the Australian Army during World War I.
Death James Baxter died in April 1952 as a result of a fall into an empty coal bunker at the Tongala Milk Products factory where he was employed.Death Fall in Coal Bunker, The (Melbourne) Sun News-Pictorial, (Wednesday, 23 April 1952), p. 6.Man Found Dead in Condensery Bunker, The Riverine Herald, (Thursday, 24 April 1952), p. 1. The Coroner's inquest into his death was unable to determine the cause of his fall. Police Seeking Information on Man's Movements, The Riverine Herald, (Thursday, 1 May 1952), p. 1.Open Finding on Tongala Man's Death, The Riverine Herald, (Monday, 4 August 1952), p. 1.
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Jim Baxter's profile at Collingwood Forever James R. Baxter, at The VFA Project.