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503:. Perth. 30 June 1949. p. 22
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88:Australian rules football career
16:Australian sportsman (1919–1999)
445:. TennisArchive. Archived from
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601:Sportsmen from New South Wales
571:Australian male tennis players
551:St Kilda Football Club players
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511:– via Trove Newspapers.
260:1947 Australian Championships
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561:Albury Football Club players
393:"Jim Matthews – Player Bio"
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429:"Matthews, James Aubrey"
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66:Albury, New South Wales
528:"Where Two Codes Meet"
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395:. Australian Football
322:Sydney Cricket Ground
244:James Aubrey Matthews
174:Country (sports)
35:James Aubrey Matthews
315:1947 Hobart Carnival
225:Australian Open
201:Australian Open
95:Personal information
501:The West Australian
431:. WW2 Nominal Roll.
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586:1999 deaths
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371:"Genealogy"
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152:AFL Tables
41:1919-11-07
523:The Argus
377:15 August
331:, in the
300:Tom Brown
185:Australia
150:Sources:
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