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Accepting the offer of lucrative employment from a West
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Bert Beard Bids "Farewell", (Saturday, 14 March 1936), p.4.
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563:, from West Torrens (SANFL); and
447:Where Are They Now? Neville Beard
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387:Obituaries: Mr. John Beard,
214:Gilbert Vaughan "Bert" Beard
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967:Categories
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747:Bert Beard
714:References
603:Football,
519:Table Talk
466:Table Talk
333:Fred Gilby
323:Bairnsdale
202:AFL Tables
134:1930, 1936
51:1909-07-05
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673:The Argus
579:The Argus
557:Jack Wade
553:John Bowe
537:Bill Faul
348:Footnotes
279:(WANFL).
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200:Sources:
148:1932–1935
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928:Kelleher
838:Matthews
812:Richmond
259:Football
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898:Diggins
880:O'Meara
874:Bertram
306:Fitzroy
275:in the
245:Neville
224:in the
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886:Thomas
856:Clarke
844:Austin
831:Bisset
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232:Family
105:Weight
97:Height
940:Beard
916:Pratt
868:McKay
850:Brain
181:Total
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