Miss Edle Robertson won the Australian 200 metres brenststroke championship at the second carnival controlled by the Australian Ladles' Amateur Swimming Association, at ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 31 Jan 1929, Page 14
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