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Ron Lord (Australian football team), Olympic Village, Melbourne 1956.
Ron Lord with two Japanese Olympians, Olympic Village, Melbourne 1956.
Olympic Village entrance, Heidelberg West, Melbourne 1956.
Australian Olympic football squad, Melbourne 1956.
Australian Olympic football team autographs, Melbourne 1956.
Australia v U.S.S.R. practise match, Melbourne Showgrounds, 1956.
George Arthur (Australia) heads the ball in the game against Japan. Olympic Park, Melbourne, 1956.
Jack Lennard (Australia) contests for the ball against a Japanese opponent. Olympic Park, Melbourne, 1956.
Bruce Morrow and George Arthur (Australia). Melbourne 1956.
George Arthur (Australia) passes the ball in the game against India. Olympic Park, Melbourne, 1956.
Australian Olympic football squad, Melbourne 1956.
Bruce Morrow stands behind Jack Lennard, Alan Rattray and George Arthur in the Olympic Village, Melbourne 1956.
Australian team at the Opening Ceremony, Melbourne Cricket Ground, 1956.
Alan Rattray, George Arthur, John Pettigrew, Alex Beattie, Peter Stone, Bruce Morrow, Jack Lennard at the Olympic Village, Melbourne 1956.
Al Warren inspecting Olympic Park, Melbourne, 1956.
Bruce Morrow and Graeme McMillan with team manager George Smith at Campbell Reserve, Moreland for training, Melbourne 1956.
Bill Henderson, Bob Wemyss, Bill Harburn and Al Warren. Melbourne 1956.
George Arthur and Cliff Sander hoist the flag to the amusement of Alex Beattie, Ted Smith, Frank Loughran and Bruce Morrow below. Olympic Village, Melbourne 1956.
Olympic Park, Melbourne 1956.
Athletes in the Olympic Village on Opening Ceremony day, Melbourne 1956.
Ron Lord in the Olympic Journey March, Canberra 1997.
Ron Lord signing an autograph, Olympic Journey March, Canberra 1997.
Bob Bignell signing autographs at the Olympic Journey March, Wollongong 1997.
Ron Lord signing autographs at the Olympic Journey March, Wollongong 1997.
Karen Phillips, Ron Lord and Nicole Livingstone at the Olympic Journey March, Wollongong 1997.
Bob Bignell, Kevin Berry, Ron Lord and Murray Rose at the Olympic Journey March, Wollongong 1997.
Ron Lord prior to the Olympic Torch Relay in 2000.
Ron Lord leg of the Olympic Torch Relay for Sydney 2000.
For further reading, here are the match programmes for the 1956 Olympics Football Tournament:
Olympic Football First Round - Melbourne - 1956
Olympic Football Quarter-Finals - Melbourne - 1956
Olympic Football Semi-Finals - Melbourne - 1956
Olympic Final - U.S.S.R. v Yugoslavia - December 8, 1956
With thanks to Ron Lord, Brian Lord and Greg Stock.
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