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Greymouth Evening Star, 2 September 1949, Page 1 (Supplement)

The Popular Selection of West Coast Sportsmen— MONTEITH’S Al F TIRA STOUT First Choice in any Company •

MMER (O W wWp&rt W No. 64 of a Series 0 L | SUCCESS OF THE “THIRD WALLABIES,” 1947-1948. | The Australian touring side that visited Great Britain $ J ‘ and France in 1947-48 undertook as long and testing a £ A programme as any Dominion team before them —if one - i J excepts the Maoris of 1888-89, whose fixture list of 74 | B* matches is never likely to be equalled. J The following is the Third Wallabies’ record:— A Played Won Lost Drawn For Agst. A ** Britain .... 30 25 0 5 429 197 . A i France -5 4. 0 1 71 46 A J Complete Tour ..35 29 0 6 500 253 A 5 T. Allan, vice-captain, 20 years, list 81b, sft lOin, A t played in 22 games, scored 10 tries, kicked 10 conversions A i and five penalties. Captained the Wallabies in all five A t tests. £ C. J. Windon, 24 years, 14st, sft Ilin, played in 21 | $ games, scored eight tries. | | FEATURE PRESENTED EACH WEEK EY — | FOR 50 YEARS FAMOUS FOR FINE FURNITURE-