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Wicks, Tory Marcella (1900 - 1977) |
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| Hockey Player and Sports Administrator | |
| Born: 13 May, 1900 Waverley, New South Wales, Australia. Died: 8 February, 1977 Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia. | |
Tory Wicks was a hockey player, coach and administrator whose commitment to the sport extended over fifty years and did not diminish upon her retirement. A fit and reliable player on and off the field (she played full back) she once declared, 'I know of no better passport around the world than a hockey stick'. |
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| Sources used to compile this entry: Stell, Marion, 'Wicks, Tory Marcella (1900 - 1977)', in Australian Dictionary of Biography Online, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160647b.htm. | ||||||||||||
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Published by National Foundation for Australian Women on Australian Women's Archives Project Web Site Comments, questions, corrections and additions: awap@womenaustralia.info Prepared by: Acknowledgements Updated: 23 December 2008 http://womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE2176b.htm |