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Shirley Strickland

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Shirley Barbara de la Hunty AO, MBE (née Strickland; 18 July 1925 – 11 February 2004), known as Shirley Strickland during her early career, was an Australian athlete. [1]

77 relations: Ardross, Western Australia, Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics, Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres, Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay, Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles, Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres, Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles, Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay, Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles, Athletics Australia, Audrey Patterson, Austin Robertson Sr., Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australian Democrats, Australian federal election, 1977, Australian federal election, 1984, Australian federal election, 1993, Australian federal election, 1996, Australian House of Representatives, Australian rules football, Australian Senate, Bronze medal, City of Melville, Commonwealth Games, Curtin by-election, 1981, Dave Strickland, Division of Canning, Division of Curtin, Division of Fremantle, Electoral district of East Melville, Electoral district of Melville, Guildford, Western Australia, HarperCollins, Hurdling, IAAF Hall of Fame, Independent politician, International Association of Athletics Federations, Menzies, Western Australia, National Sports Museum, Northam, Western Australia, Old Perth Technical School, Olympic Games, Order of Australia, Order of the British Empire, Perennial candidate, Perth, Pithara, Western Australia, Raelene Boyle, Shot put, Sprint (running), ..., St Kilda Football Club, Stan Rowley, State funeral, Stawell Gift, Supreme Court of Western Australia, Sydney Swans, Tall Tales and True, The Sydney Morning Herald, Ticket (election), University of Western Australia, Western Australia, Western Australian Legislative Assembly, Western Australian Legislative Council, Western Australian state election, 1971, Western Australian state election, 1983, Western Australian state election, 1986, Western Australian state election, 1993, Western Australian state election, 1996, World record, World War II, 1900 Summer Olympics, 1948 Summer Olympics, 1950 British Empire Games, 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics, 1968 Summer Olympics, 1976 Summer Olympics. Expand index (27 more) »

Ardross, Western Australia

Ardross is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Melville.

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Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics

At the 1900 Summer Olympics, twenty-three athletics events were contested.

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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres

The women's 100 metres sprint event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place July 31 and August 2.

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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

The women's 4 x 100 metres relay event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place on August 7.

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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles

The women's 80 metres hurdles event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place August 3 and August 4.

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Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres

The women's 100 metres sprint event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place on July 21 and July 22.

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Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles

The Women's 80 metres hurdles at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place on July 24 and July 25 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.

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Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

These are the official results of the Women's 4 × 100 m Relay event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

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Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles

These are the official results of the Women's 80m Hurdles event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

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Athletics Australia

Athletics Australia is the National Sporting Organisation (NSO) recognised by the Australian Sports Commission for the sport of athletics in Australia.

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Audrey Patterson

Audrey ("Mickey") Patterson (-) was the first African-American woman to win an Olympic medal; she won a bronze medal in the 200-meter dash at the 1948 Olympic Games in London.

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Austin Robertson Sr.

Austin "Ocker" Robertson (21 November 1907 – 6 May 1988) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) founded in 1929 is Australia's national broadcaster, funded by the Australian Federal Government but specifically independent of Government and politics in the Commonwealth.

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Australian Democrats

The Australian Democrats is an Australian political party in existence since 1977.

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Australian federal election, 1977

Federal elections were held in Australia on 10 December 1977.

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Australian federal election, 1984

Federal elections were held in Australia on 1 December 1984.

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Australian federal election, 1993

The 1993 Australian federal election was held to determine the members of the 37th Parliament of Australia.

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Australian federal election, 1996

The 1996 Australian federal election was held to determine the members of the 38th Parliament of Australia.

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Australian House of Representatives

The Australian House of Representatives is one of the two Houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Australia.

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Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, or simply called Aussie rules, football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of eighteen players on an oval-shaped field, often a modified cricket ground.

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Australian Senate

The Australian Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives.

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Bronze medal

A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc.

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City of Melville

The City of Melville is a local government area in the southern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, east of the port city of Fremantle and about south of Perth's central business district.

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Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games are an international multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations.

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Curtin by-election, 1981

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Curtin on 21 February 1981.

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Dave Strickland

Dave Strickland (4 December 1877 – 31 December 1963) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Division of Canning

The Division of Canning is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia.

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Division of Curtin

The Division of Curtin is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia.

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Division of Fremantle

The Division of Fremantle is an electoral division of the Australian House of Representatives in Western Australia.

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Electoral district of East Melville

East Melville was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1962 to 1989.

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Electoral district of Melville

Melville was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1950 to 1996.

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Guildford, Western Australia

Guildford is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, 12 km northeast of the city centre.

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HarperCollins

HarperCollins Publishers L.L.C. is one of the world's largest publishing companies and is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies, alongside Hachette, Macmillan, Penguin Random House, and Simon & Schuster.

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Hurdling

Hurdling is the act of running and jumping over an obstacle at speed.

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IAAF Hall of Fame

The IAAF Hall of Fame was established by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 2012.

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Independent politician

An independent or nonpartisan politician is an individual politician not affiliated with any political party.

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International Association of Athletics Federations

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics.

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Menzies, Western Australia

Menzies is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, east-northeast of the state capital, Perth, and north-northwest of the city of Kalgoorlie.

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National Sports Museum

The National Sports Museum is a museum dedicated to Australian sport and is located within the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia.

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Northam, Western Australia

Northam is a town in Western Australia, situated at the confluence of the Avon and Mortlock Rivers, about east-northeast of Perth in the Avon Valley.

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Old Perth Technical School

The 1910 Perth Technical School building is located at 137 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia, adjacent to the Old Perth Boys School building, which had served as part of the school's former temporary premises since opening of classes there on 16 May 1900.

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Olympic Games

The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (Jeux olympiques) are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.

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Order of Australia

The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, to recognise Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or meritorious service.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the Civil service.

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Perennial candidate

A perennial candidate is a political candidate who frequently runs for an elected office but seldom wins.

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Perth

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia.

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Pithara, Western Australia

Pithara is a small town in the wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

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Raelene Boyle

Raelene Ann Boyle (born 24 June 1951) is an Australian retired athlete, who represented Australia at three Olympic Games as a sprinter, winning three silver medals.

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Shot put

The shot put (pronounced) is a track and field event involving "throwing"/"putting" (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy spherical object—the shot—as far as possible.

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Sprint (running)

Sprinting is running over a short distance in a limited period of time.

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St Kilda Football Club

The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Stan Rowley

Stan Rowley (Stanley Rupert Rowley; 11 September 1876 – 1 April 1924) was an Australian sprinter who won four medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

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State funeral

A state funeral is a public funeral ceremony, observing the strict rules of protocol, held to honour people of national significance.

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Stawell Gift

The Stawell Gift is Australia's oldest and richest short distance running race.

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Supreme Court of Western Australia

The Supreme Court of Western Australia is the highest state court in the Australian State of Western Australia.

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Sydney Swans

The Sydney Swans is a professional Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Tall Tales and True

Tall Tales and True were a three piece band from Sydney formed in the early 1980s by Perth born musician, Matthew de la Hunty.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) is a daily compact newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia.

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Ticket (election)

A ticket refers to a single election choice which fills more than one political office or seat.

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University of Western Australia

The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a public research university in the Australian state of Western Australia.

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Western Australia

Western Australia (abbreviated as WA) is a state occupying the entire western third of Australia.

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Western Australian Legislative Assembly

The Western Australian Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Western Australia, an Australian state.

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Western Australian Legislative Council

The Western Australian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Western Australia, a state of Australia.

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Western Australian state election, 1971

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 20 February 1971 to elect all 51 members to the Legislative Assembly and 15 members to the 30-seat Legislative Council.

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Western Australian state election, 1983

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 19 February 1983 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and 18 members to the 34-seat Legislative Council.

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Western Australian state election, 1986

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 8 February 1986 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and 17 members to the 34-seat Legislative Council.

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Western Australian state election, 1993

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 6 February 1993 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council.

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Western Australian state election, 1996

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 14 December 1996 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council.

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World record

A world record is usually the best global performance ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill or sport.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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1900 Summer Olympics

The 1900 Summer Olympics (Les Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, in 1900.

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1948 Summer Olympics

The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in London, United Kingdom.

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1950 British Empire Games

The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth edition of what is now called the Commonwealth Games.

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1952 Summer Olympics

The 1952 Summer Olympics (Kesäolympialaiset 1952; Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland, in 1952.

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1956 Summer Olympics

The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in November–December 1956, apart from the equestrian events, which were held five months earlier in Stockholm, Sweden.

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1968 Summer Olympics

The 1968 Summer Olympics (Spanish: Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico, in October 1968.

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1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially called the Games of the XXI Olympiad (French: Les XXIes olympiques d'été), was an international multi-sport event in Montreal, Quebec, in 1976, and the first Olympic Games held in Canada.

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Shirley De La Hunty, Shirley Strickland de la Hunty, Shirley de la Hunty.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Strickland

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