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Volume 78 Issue 24 Tuesday 18th December 2012
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Congratulations Royce!
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and entertaining skit. Thanks also to N N LaManna for assisting with door prizes and for donating a $150 voucher.
Charlotte ’s Christmas Update
My 4 months in Australia has gone so fast. I've seen a lot of things and
have really enjoyed my time. At the start I ran from the city to the sea .
. with my host mum, it was a lot of fun and I was proud to have run c c 14km. I've also started doing competitions at athletics, I enjoy it.
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We've been to a lot of places and it’s been interesting, I really had a n n good time with my host parents.
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. Relay for Life – Peter Duras has collection tins available in the lead- c c up to next February’s event. Please see Peter if you would like a tin
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A Great Christmas donation……
One hundred and ten computers have been donated to .
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Remembering Tony Charlton AM
Veteran broadcaster Tony Charlton passed away on 17 December 2012. Tony
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60 years and will be well remembered as the voice of Melbourne’s Dawn c
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Perth. He had the good fortune to witness the last match played by Don o o Bradman’s Australian team before it sailed onto England to contest, sadly, the
d last Ashes series before World War II. He had the thrill of seeing Don Bradman d
in action and was lucky enough to obtain the great man’s autograph and that n n of Stan McCabe. In addition he was able to photograph Bradman in the nets
with a Box Brownie camera. These early experiences clearly had an impact on
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After captaining the 1st Eleven at school, we heard about Tony’s ambition to become a test cricketer. Unfortunately, he was
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a personal demonstration of his fabulous billiard skills, Herb Elliot, Jack Kramer, Jesse Owens and Ian Johnson, who was t t secretary of the MCC for 27 years.
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Parade of the Champions.
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Fairbairn. N N Tony Charlton AM 28 March 1929 – 17 December 2012
An invitation to the 60th Anniversary celebration of our daughter club, the Rotary
Club of Brunswick….
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Thus began the tradition of the little angel on top of the Christmas tree.
Thanks to our valued sponsors……..
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