CENTENARY GAMES
NEW ZEALANDERS WELCOMED. (United Press Assn—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 8.35 p.m.) Melbourne, January 24. The New Zealand athletes competing in the Centenary Games contests on Saturday and Monday were welcomed to-day by the Lord Mayor (Mr Wales) and the chairman of the _ Centenary Celebrations Council (Sir Harold Gengoult Smith). The New Zealanders have engaged in vigorous work with the English, Scottish, Finnish and inter-State teams. All the New Zealanders greatly impressed in the trials. The high-light of Saturday’s programme will be the mile run in which Craske (England), Barwick (Tasmania), Backhouse (Victoria), McLachlan (New Zealand) and Colman (Victoria), all champions, will meet.
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Southland Times, Issue 22489, 25 January 1935, Page 7
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103CENTENARY GAMES Southland Times, Issue 22489, 25 January 1935, Page 7
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