The Listening Post - first two decades due for release
In the spirit of the Olympics, we thought we would focus on
one of our former members and Olympian, Mr John Winter. John Winter served in the RAAF during WWII
and was a member of Bridgetown, Harvey, and Como sub branches.
In 1948, John represented Australia at the London Olympics
in High Jump. A graduate of Scotch
College, John was not one of the favourites in the competition but managed to
surprise his opponents eventually taking away the Gold. In competition, John was recognised for his
consistency, with his successful jumps being between 1.96m and 1.98m.
John Winter was the first West Australian to bring home a
gold medal and went on to defend his title in the Auckland Empire Games in
1950. John was inducted into the WA Hall
of Champions in 1985 and passed away in 2007.
In the August 1926 edition of the Listening Post (due to be
released online on Friday), there begins an interesting series of articles
written by Captain C R Collins, supervisor of physical training for the
Australian Military Forces. Captain
Collins explores the role of sport on the development of the Australian National
character and goes on to provide a great level of detail on the history of the
Olympic Games themselves from ancient Greece.
All issues of the Listening Post from the 1920s and 1930s
will be available from Friday the 3rd of August at www.rslcentenary.org.au.
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