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  • COL photo of five people in a small courtyard with two large ferns and other plants. Two people are sitting on a park bench, and the other three people are standing behind them, holding up a sign titled, "GIVE YOURSELF A SPORTING CHANCE", with the sub-heading, "MANY INJURIES CAN BE PREVENTED". On the sign, there is a photo of someone doing some stretching exercises, some diagrams, and several blocks of text.

    Give Yourself A Sporting Chance’ campaign promotion

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  • COL photo of five people in a small courtyard with two large ferns and other plants. Two people are sitting on a park bench, and the other three people are standing behind them, holding up a sign titled, "GIVE YOURSELF A SPORTING CHANCE", with the sub-heading, "MANY INJURIES CAN BE PREVENTED". On the sign, there is a photo of someone doing some stretching exercises, some diagrams, and several blocks of text.

Historical information

Ambassadors of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's "Give Yourself A Sporting Chance" campaign pose for a photo at the AFV's headquarters in Elsternwick. Pictured are: (back row, from left to right) Neale Fraser (Australian champion tennis player), Pam Ryan Kilborn (sprinter, long jumper, pentathlete, and world record hurdler), and Peter Thomson (Australian champion professional golfer); and (front row, from left to right) John Landy (Australian world record middle-distance runner and, later, Governor of Victoria 2001-2006), and George Latham (champion Australian croquet player, coach, and administrator).

Physical description

Colour photo of five people in a courtyard with two large ferns. Two people are sitting on a park bench and three people are standing behind them, holding up a sign.

Inscriptions & markings

[On a white label, handwritten in blue ink] Back: Neale Fraser, Pam Ryan (Kilborn) Peter Thomson Front John Landy, George Latham

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