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1846:Daniel Jones
1837:
1704:Todd Stevens
1672:Phil Costley
1656:Peter Buscke
1648:Phil Costley
1640:Chris Mardon
1624:Paul Herlihy
1608:Paul Herlihy
1584:Peter Renner
1560:Graham Macky
1493:Tony Reavley
1364:
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1332:
1246:Pat O'Connor
1241:Doug Mudgway
1198:Edwin Norton
1178:Trevor Clark
1145:Edward Raven
1125:Terry Harris
1092:Jean Stewart
1042:Trevor Eagle
1027:Colin Callan
1012:Michael Amos
994:Bill Tinnock
984:Des Simonson
974:Don Rowlands
969:John O'Brien
929:Thomas Engel
924:Bruce Culpan
919:Bill Carroll
914:Murray Ashby
881:Fred Russell
876:James Pirret
866:Robert Henry
803:J.H. Malcolm
740:Jack Stewart
697:Allen Stonex
667:James Downie
652:Graham Avery
624:James McIvor
619:Bert Maddern
614:Frank Creagh
541:Lionel Smith
471:Keith Morgan
391:John Holland
316:Dave Dephoff
311:Claude Clegg
296:Johnny Brown
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82:(2006-04-17)
64:14 June 1916
18:
1881:2006 deaths
1876:1916 births
1852:2022–2023:
1758:2010–2011:
1696:Mark Bright
1590:1988–1989:
1574:1985–1986:
1504:Jack Foster
1467:1971–1972:
1461:Jeff Julian
1459:1968–1970:
1451:1966–1967:
1445:Ray Puckett
1443:1964–1965:
1437:Jeff Julian
1429:Barry Magee
1427:1961–1962:
1421:Ray Puckett
1419:1958–1960:
1373:Jack Clarke
1363:1949–1951:
1357:Jack Clarke
1339:1945–1946:
1331:1941–1944:
1266:Bill Holley
1216:John Armitt
1188:Tony George
1120:Jim Cameron
1072:Buddy Lucas
1057:Peter Hanan
1047:Roger Gibbs
1017:Lyall Barry
989:Edwin Smith
959:Ted Johnson
934:David Gould
909:Kerry Ashby
904:Donald Adam
861:Phil Exelby
828:Joseph Ward
798:Olga Jekyll
735:Mayzod Reid
730:Betty Moore
677:Ted Lambert
657:Nick Carter
599:Jim Barnden
581:Roy Woolley
576:Neil Wilson
566:Noel Taylor
546:Barry Steel
521:June Schoch
516:Lesley Rowe
501:Eric Rhodes
496:Gus Redmond
491:Clem Parker
411:Roy Johnson
401:Bevin Hough
376:Doug Herman
361:Doug Harris
321:Ruth Dowman
306:Jack Clarke
271:Dave Batten
147:New Zealand
1870:Categories
1768:Tony Payne
1744:Joe Piggin
1632:Paul Smith
1600:Tom Birnie
1341:Lionel Fox
1193:Lewis Lawn
1107:Water polo
949:Bill James
871:Noel Jolly
848:Lawn bowls
778:Eric Flaws
725:Owen Jaine
604:James Beal
476:John Myles
446:Clyde Main
431:Jim Leckie
416:Don Jowett
386:Allen Hill
341:Lionel Fox
286:Bev Brewis
266:Neil Bates
176:References
159:Wellington
60:1916-06-14
1811:Dan Lowry
1536:Don Greig
1528:Tony Good
1413:Edwin Rye
1389:Edwin Rye
1208:Wrestling
1150:Jim Walsh
1140:Tom Logan
687:Don Olive
662:Alan Dean
421:Colin Kay
366:Joan Hart
258:Athletics
130:Personal
104:Athletics
1838:not held
1333:not held
1004:Swimming
763:Eric Cox
682:Les Lock
426:Stan Lay
301:Max Carr
151:marathon
115:Marathon
110:Event(s)
818:J. Shaw
750:Fencing
644:Cycling
1844:2021:
1836:2020:
1828:2019:
1820:2018:
1809:2017:
1801:2016:
1793:2015:
1782:2014:
1774:2013:
1766:2012:
1750:2009:
1742:2008:
1734:2007:
1726:2006:
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1694:2002:
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1670:1999:
1662:1998:
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1638:1995:
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1622:1993:
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1606:1991:
1598:1990:
1582:1987:
1566:1984:
1558:1983:
1550:1982:
1542:1981:
1534:1980:
1518:1978:
1510:1977:
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1491:1975:
1483:1974:
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1371:1952:
1355:1948:
1347:1947:
1323:1940:
1315:1939:
896:Rowing
712:Diving
591:Boxing
88:Marton
1814:(USA)
1787:(JPN)
1526:1979
1496:(GBR)
101:Sport
96:Sport
132:best
77:Died
54:Born
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