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The Commonwealth Games
In 2018 the 21st Commonwealth Games took place on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Seventy-one nations competed in 275 events across 18 sports. It was the fifth Commonwealth Games to be held in Australia...
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Australia's Commonwealth Games
On the eve of the 21st Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, we look back at highlights from the previous four Games held in Australia.
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Australian gold at the 1962 Games
This newsreel shows highlights of boxing, fencing, weightlifting and swimming competitions where Australia won gold at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Australian boxer Tony Madigan...
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1962 Games Village
The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games introduced a new feature: a purpose-built village for the athletes, as seen in the newsreel excerpt. In previous Commonwealth Games, competitors had...
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