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Tribute to WA football forefather: Jimmy Melbourne

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Western Australia's football pioneer, Jimmy Melbourne, is being honoured almost 80 years after his death. A headstone will finally be placed on the legend's unmarked grave at a ceremony on Friday. He was the first Aboriginal footballer to play in the Western Australian State Football League back in 1900.
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