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Bridgetown Advocate

Location

Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Dec 30, 1948

Page

10

Lord Portal Denies Olympic Film Ban At His Request

The London exhibition of a rushed Olympic Games film sparked controversy as Lord Wyndham Raymond Portal, first Baron Portal, was accused of blocking its show until he returned from a holiday. Portal, a prominent figure in the Olympic Committee and a Wales development advocate, has long been a wealthy sportsman and paper magnate with a storied career.

Wyndham Raymond Baron Portal London Lord Portal Bank of Iegland Pest Wiggins, Teape & Co Portal Aviv Oman H Portal India Lavers Revice of Wales Be Pe Lergan Organisation Committee For Walter Eliot Por ‘Tal J. Arthur Sank Gaumont

Home life of a tribunal judge in Britain and Australia

A fragmented profile contrasts early Australia’s Frank Beaurepaire with Sir George Lynskey of Britain's Tribunal. The piece sketches Beaurepaire as a famed swimmer and Melbourne Olympic claimant while profiling Lynskey, a steadfast judge known for calm authority, each shaping national and imperial legal and sporting futures.

Frank Beaurepaire Britain Lynskey O Loinseigh Linsky Sir George Justin Wiel

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