Facts: - death place: melbourne , australia - clubs: south billingham synthonia hakoah bank darlington south bank crook town bishop auckland - caps: 1 12 - position: centre forward , wing half , full back - years: -- -- -- 1947 -- 1948 -- 1952 -- 1953 -- - death date: 15 october 1970 - youthclubs: south bank - youthyears: -- - birth date: 19 november 1923 - fullname: william nicholson harburn - name: bill harburn - birth place: stockton-on-tees , england - goals: 0 0 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of bill harburn .
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william nicholson '' bill '' harburn -lrb- 19 november 1923 -- 15 october 1970 -rrb- was a footballer who played in the football league for darlington and in non-league football for several clubs in the north-east of england .after emigrating to australia , he played for hakoah in the victorian state league and was a member of australia 's squad for the 1956 olympics .he began his career as a centre forward , later played at wing half and finished up at full back .he was one of 35 workers killed when a section of the west gate bridge in melbourne collapsed while under construction in 1970 .