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A USTRALIA is one of the most beautiful and impressive 

 Xjl places I have ever visited, let alone fished, and nowhere 

 have I seen a people more enthusiastic over sports. You will 

 find as many fishing clubs, associations and fraternities there 

 as in any other country in the world. The Australians are 

 ardent sportsmen. They love the sea and know how to handle 

 themselves on salt water. We all know about their brand of 

 tennis. There are over three thousand grass courts in Aus- 

 tralia, and every little village and hamlet has a couple of 

 tennis courts with an umpire's chair— just as in the United 

 States we have a community baseball park in every town. 

 Australians are mad about horse racing, love cricket, lawn 

 bowling, shooting, trout fishing, and, of course, their beach 

 sports— including lifesaving contests, surfboating, boarding 

 and skiing. We are familiar with the tank swimmers they 



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