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Australian rower Bobby Pearce at the first British Empire Games in 1930

1930 photo of Australian rower Bobby Pearce at the British Empire Games, signed by him. (AAP Image/Bonhams) Source: BONHAMS

Thousands of athletes, officials and spectators from more than 70 Commonwealth nations and territories are set to descend on the Gold Coast for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The 12-day event (starts 4 April) looks very different from the original Games held in Canada almost 90 years ago.

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Thousands of athletes, officials and spectators from more than 70 Commonwealth nations and territories are set to descend on the Gold Coast for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The 12-day event (starts 4 April) looks very different from the original Games held in Canada almost 90 years ago.

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