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Interview with Edward "Bruce" Milne, former professional wrestler, 1957-1969, and policeman [sound recording] / interviewer, Barry York
Bib ID 2009234
Format AudioAudio [sound recording]
Author
Milne, Bruce (Edward), 1932-
 
Access Conditions Access open for research and personal copies; written permission required for public use during the lifetime of the interviewee. 
Description 1998 
2 digital audio tapes (ca. 130 min.) 
Summary

Milne speaks of progressing from amateur wrestling competitions to his first professional bouts in 1957 with Stadiums Ltd., how Dick Lean Snr. had invited the Victorian Amateur Wrestling Association to provide capable light heavyweights to wrestle in the preliminaries to the main events at Festival Hall in Queanbeyan, his light heavy-weight contemporaries, how he wrestled professionally until 1969 with his last bout in Western Australia against Hans Schroeder, his employment as a member of the Victoria Police Force during his wrestling career, the highlight of his wrestling career took place in 1962 when he defeated El Greco for the Australian Light Heavyweight Title, his specialisation in aerial manoeuvres such as the flying head scissors and drop kick despite his weight disadvantage which meant a lack of billing against the heavyweight imports, a memorable bout with Skull Murphy in the mid-60s broadcast on GTV-9 "World Championship Wrestling".

Notes

Preservation and user cassette copies made.

Recorded on Sept. 17, 1998 at Lemnos, Vic.

Index/Finding Aid Note Summary available (1 p.) 
Subjects Milne, Bruce - (Edward), - 1932- - Interviews.  |  Victoria Police Force.  |  Victorian Amateur Wrestling Association.  |  Wrestlers - Australia - Interviews.  |  Police - Australia - Interviews.  |  Wrestling - Australia.
Occupation Wrestlers.
Other authors/contributors York, Barry, 1951-

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