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Norman Read

Olympian Norman Read addresses the crowd at a civic welcome given to him at Lower Hutt in 1956. He had just returned to New Zealand after winning gold in the 50 km walk at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.

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    The 1950s
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olympics
walking
norman read
Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: EP/1956/2866-F
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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'Norman Read', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/norman-read, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 23-Dec-2013

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