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To mark the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Queensland, we present highlights from previous Australian Commonwealth Games.
Seventy-one nations competed in 275 events across 18 sports. It...
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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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Two of Australia’s greatest swimmers, Olympic champions Jon Henricks and Lorraine Thurlow (nee Crapp), recently donated a never-before-seen film to the NFSA.
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Olympic hockey player, Olympic and Commonwealth Games sprinter, federal politician, Young Australian of the Year, Order of Australia recipient; Nova Peris’ achievements have been extraordinary.
Peris...
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Des Abbott made his debut for the Australian men’s hockey team in 2007 and was the first Indigenous player to represent Australia at the Olympic Games in men's field hockey.
He was a member of the...
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In this clip the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, opens the games on 22 November and athletes march onto the field. We also see the finals of two swimming events that were held at the Beatty Park...
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This Nine Network news story from the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne reports on the women's 4 x 100 metres relay team smashing its own world record by more than a second. The team set the...
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A Ten Eyewitness news report about protests by Indigenous Australians on 30 September 1982, at the start of the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane.
Despite the Queensland Premier's ban on street marches...
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This Ten news story showcases the newly revealed uniforms for athletes at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. It features short interviews with sprinters Lauren Hewitt and Matt Shirvington....
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The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, opens the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane on 30 September 1982. Reporter John Wiseman covers the opening ceremony for Ten Eyewitness News.
The starting of...