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Vancouver, British Columbia, August 6, 1954

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pcozens of Australian,and New

penend competitors in the Brit-

G. Empire and Commonwealth

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“a who heard Paul Robeson

OW at the third great Peace Arch
ly last Sunday.

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A It’s an honor and a privilege
hear such a great man and

great artist,” a member of the
Australian team told the Pacific
Tribune. “I’m very fortunate to
be selected for the BEG so that
I had the opportunity of hearing
Paul Robeson at the Peace Arch.”

“The Canadian people have
been simply wonderful and we
were pleased to read the Mine-

Mill invitation to us,” said mem-
bers of the delegation who were
carrying copies of the PT.

A member of the Australian
Eureka Youth League from Mel-
bourne who is now living in Can-
ada presented Robeson with a
boomerang as a momento from
his organization.

“I want to say hello to my Aus-
tralian friends,” said Robeson.
“Many of their athletes are doing
well in the Games.” He express-
ed his appreciation for the hun-
dreds of letters and a thousands-
strong petition received from
Australia in support of his cam-
paign to get a passport.

Robeson was in fine fighting
trim as he sang and spoke to the
huge crowd that spilled across the
sun-drenched bowl in every direc-
tion from the chalk-white columns
of the Peace Arch.

Continued on page 6
See ROBESON

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Mighty Doug Hepburn,

Press, snatch and ierk at Exhibition Gardens on Tuesday.

weight Keevil Daly. (See story

world’s champion heavyweight weightlifter,
Two other Canadia

back page.)

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won a gold medal for Canada and
n weightlifters also won gold medal

°Up she goes!’ — Doug sets BEG record

set a new Games record by lifting 1040 pounds in the
s—light heavyweight Gerry Gratton and middle heavy-

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