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Successful Sportsmen's Dinner
The Crippled Children Society's sportsmen's Dinner proved a great success. Held at the Midway pavilion 120 local sportsmen contributed greatly to the Society. After expenses had been deducted a total of $500 helped to augment the society's funds.
Highlights of the evening were the speeches made by visiting sportsmen who were golfer Stuart Jones, yachtsman Jim Davern and footballer Peter Jones. They were introduced to the gathering by rugby commentator Bob Irvine.
The three committeemen who arranged the whole evening were Arthur Bartlett Rondon Ferrick and John Hawkesworth.
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Jim Davern
Peter Jones
Committeemen Arthur Bartlett, Rondon Ferrick and John Hawkesworth.
Neil Robinson, Bruce Ball and Pat Ransley were three more sportsmen at the dinner.
"Tiny" White, Peter Jones and Keith Bagley. These three rugby greats toured together in the 1953 team to the British Isles and France.
Three more sporting types at the dinner were Henry Harris, Loris Martin and Frank Gavin.