EARLY ARRIVALS FOR THE EMPIRE GAMES.—Air mail photographs from Vancouver. LEFT: Jann Grier, 14-year-old Australian swimmer, who will be the youngest competitor at the Empire Games to open on July 30. RIGHT: A fast shave and clean-up were the first thoughts of Australia’s John Landy, the world’s fastest distance runner, on his arrival in Vancouver by air from London.
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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27407, 21 July 1954, Page 7
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59EARLY ARRIVALS FOR THE EMPIRE GAMES.—Air mail photographs from Vancouver. LEFT: Jann Grier, 14-year-old Australian swimmer, who will be the youngest competitor at the Empire Games to open on July 30. RIGHT: A fast shave and clean-up were the first thoughts of Australia’s John Landy, the world’s fastest distance runner, on his arrival in Vancouver by air from London. Press, Volume XC, Issue 27407, 21 July 1954, Page 7
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