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Article: Fed: Original boxing kangaroo flag calls Freo home
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- AAP General News (Australia)
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- October 6, 2009
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AAP General News (Australia)
10-06-2009
Fed: Original boxing kangaroo flag calls Freo home
By Andrea Hayward
PERTH, Oct 6 AAP - It barely survived being tossed out of a sailors' bar but finally
the original boxing kangaroo flag, part of Australia II's historic victory at the 1983
America's Cup, has returned to Fremantle.
The flag was hastily crafted by sailmakers ahead of Australia's first and only America's
Cup win. It has sat in a Newport, Rhode Island, bar since 1983.
Australia II winch grinder and project manager John Longley said designs were made
for a battle flag to be flown ahead of the race but things didn't go to plan.
"We then asked one of our sailmakers to make some ...