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Two thousand mourners said farewell to Australia's former ...
May 16th, 2011
(AFP/SOCOG/File) - Two thousand mourners said farewell to Australia's former world boxing champion Lionel Rose - pictured here in the Victorian town of Drouin in August 2000 - Monday at his state funeral at Melbourne's Festival Hall, the venue for many of his fights.(AFP/SOCOG/File/Greg Garay) -
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