“GOOD OLD TINY"
Enthusiasm was the keynote of the civic reception to Major-General JC. Freyberg in the Auckland Town Hall. At one stage when the Rt. Hon. J, G. Coates, who represented Auckland returned soldiers, ' referred to
Major-General Freyberg there was a cry of "Good old Tiny.” Tiny is the nickname by which the army leader has been popularly known since he held various New Zealand swimming championships and records before ths Great War.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20136, 4 January 1940, Page 5
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74“GOOD OLD TINY" Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20136, 4 January 1940, Page 5
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