Australian Fencers Abroad

T. Cross, S. Waring, J. Fethers, M. O’Brien, B. Cope, R. Steel, J. Bacchus

L-R: Cross, Cope, O’Brien, Fethers, Waring

Left: Mangiarotti, D’Oriola

Bottom Left-Right: D’Oriola, Nostini. Bottom Background (Spectator Centre): Leon Paul, Rene Paul

L-R: Fethers, Steel, Waring, Cross, O’Brien

L-R: Steel, O’Brien, Buckingham, Cross, Fethers, Waring

Top: Australian Team: Luxenberg 1953 L-R Mike O’Brien, John Fethers, Rod Steel, Tom Cross & Captain Sven Waring.
Bottom Left-Right: Disputed Point- Margiarotti, D’Oriola

Left-Right: 1-4 Gresch Family, Ray Buckingham, Michael O’Brien, Rod Steel, Christian D’Oriola

O’Brien vs. Porebski

Flag Bearer: Waring. Left-Right: Buckingham, Cross, O’Brien

Left-Right: Noel, Lataste, ?? (Official), Catio (Coach), D’Oriola, Bancilhon, Nater, Rommell

Left-Right: Rommell (FR), Mangiarotti (IT), Tilley (HUN), D’Oriola (FR), De Rosa (IT), Nostini (IT)

Tilly residing over Closset Vs Di Rosa

Di Rosa in Full Cry

Left-Right: Karparti, D’Oriola, Di Rosa

L-R: Pavasi, Cross, Bergamini, O’Brien, Di Rosa, Fethers, Steel, Spallino

L-R: Waring, Cross, Buckingham, O’Brien. Front: Janos (Interperter)

Top L-R: O’Brien, Buckingham, Bottom L-R: O’Brien, Janos (Interperter)

Prague Top L-R: O’Brien, Buckingham. Bottom: Irish Boxes and Australain Fencers Competeting For Their Countries

L-R: O’Brien, Fethers, Steel

Michael O’Brien Winner of the “Challenge Bruner” January 1955. Savate Ring Top Left. Bottom Right Michael O’Brien lunging in Cercle Hoche.

Buckingham, Baker, O’Brien

Maitre O’Brien & Terry Baker at London County Council location. 1954

Baker and O’Brien

Michael O’Brien and Graham McKenzie midst a London winter.

L-R: Buckingham, O’Brien, Steel

L-R: Ivan Lund, Raymond Paul, Rene Paul

Rene Paul, Luke Wendon, Raymond Paul, Alan Jay
Nice to see photos of our contemporary fencers. 1953 world champs were in Bruxelles. Luxeembourg was 1954.
regards nandy