Nostalgia

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It's almost summer ........

 

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Aussie sporting legend - Ellyse Perry

 

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American actress and director Sondra Locke died seven years ago after suffering a cardiac arrest related to the breast cancer she'd battled since 1990.
RIP

 

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Lex Marinos

I remember he used to have a night time show on Sydney ABC radio back in the day, after his Kingswood Country TV time ..........

 

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The Glasgow firecracker aka Lulu, from all those days ago all starting with "To Sir With Love"

 

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Our songbird of times gone, Judith Durham ......

 

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Barry Crocker turns 90 today ........

 

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Fun times .......

 

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Former Melbourne Cup Jockey/winner, 10 years on, and champion always - Michelle Payne

 

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MELBOURNE CUP - 1995

Part of the crowd at rain soaked Flemington Racecourse for the Melbourne Cup. Mud splattered woman pictured holding champagne glasses, smiling in car park.

 

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(think there might be a sequel in the works .... )

 

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Andy Bichel played more than the one test

 

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Andy Bichel played more than the one test

Oh dear.
That's correct champion @Dr_Ice =, Bichel played heaps of test cricket (19 as I've just read) so this stat was way wrong.
Thanks for picking it up. ✅

 

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January 1981 and it's all smiles at the 'Gabba for Dennis Lillee, Greg Chappell, Allan Border, Rod Marsh and Kim Hughes

 

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The 1996 Wimbledon Final and the Streaker That Stole the Spotlight​

The 1996 Wimbledon Final and the Streaker That Stole the Spotlight

Relive the unexpected female streaker at the 1996 Wimbledon final. Discover how spontaneous moments capture the magic of tennis at The ACE Hub

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In 1977, Kerry Packer changed the game of cricket forever.

With coloured kits, night matches under bright lights, white balls, helmets, star-studded line-ups and big broadcast energy — cricket entered a new era.

What started as a controversial breakaway became the blueprint for the modern game we know today.

From T20 spectacles to global broadcast deals, WSC walked so modern cricket could run.