Late 60′s Continued
(c) Maitre d’Armes Michael A. O’Brien. Use only with permission.
Competition at Jamaican Games 1966
Competition at Jamaican Games 1966
Right Australians 3rd: J. Humphreys, P. Hardiman, B. Wasley
Jan Beauchamp Finalist in Jamaican 4th Place Foil
L-R: Marion Exelby, Greg Benko
Emerging Talent
Greg Benko with Coach O'Brien
Greg Benko
Victorian Champion Wendy Kemp
Victorian Champions To Be
Marion Exelby Working on her Fleche Attack
Marion Exelby Training
Marion Exelby with her Coach O'Brien
Marion Exelby Training
Barry Wasley training with Coach O'Brien
Barry Wasley Training
Marion Exelby at a display with her coach O'Brien
L-R: Terry Chekley, Coach O'Brien, ??, Mtr. Lou Lopata
Practicing Fleche Attack
Excerpt From American Fencing March 1969
A Victorian Leading Fencer
Former S.A Competitor and Coach, Gordon TroupFencing Master John Simpson and a Former Australian rep. presiding
Jan Fransen's Wedding L-R: Greg Benko, Roger Densch, Michael O'Brien, Jan Fransen, Mrs. Fransen, Carolyn Ketels, ??
12 Year old Greg Benko on his first steps to the Olympics
Bentleigh High Junior Fencers - Robin Ahin, Greg Benko, Michael Czenski
Early days and youngsters with ambition. L-R: Greg Benko, Sandra Gibson, Phillip Laidlow, Neil Bateman, Coach O'Brien, Marion Exelby, Robin Ahin
Bentley High School Athletic Team. Phys. Ed. Coach Mike O'Brien
Bentley High School Athletic Senior Team
University High Carlton Victoria. Teachers vs .Pupils Aussie Rules. Mike O'Brien on Far Right
I was married to Barry Wasley and have just sent the photos of him to his daughters Michelle and Natalie. They were pleased to see them as we had not seen them before.
Thanks for showing. Barry was one of my teachers at Highgate Primary School, Western Australia back in the early Seventies. He introduced many of us to the to world of fencing.
Hello everyone,
Please help – Would anyone have any PHOTOS or CONTACT DETAILS of JOHN SIMPSON (my uncle) from the 1950′s, 1960′s onwards ! Would be greatly appreciated as I am trying to locate him and his family. He may possibly be in the UK – Many thanks – JENNIFER SIMPSON (Perth Western Australia) email: jsimpson@chevron.com
- Thank you.
Hello Jennifer,
Somewhere in my files I have a photograph of a group of fencers in the mid 1950′s, John Simpson is one of the group. I knew John well, we fenced together at Sydney Fencing Club until he went to the UK, and we lost touch. He would be about 89 years old now.
Hope this maybe of interest to you.
Len Traynor.