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Heading:Jackson, Marjorie, 1931-
Used For:Nelson, Marjorie Jackson, 1931-
Jackson-Nelson, Marjorie, 1931-
Notes:[Biographical cuttings on Marjorie Jackson, sportswoman], 19uu: t.p. (Marjorie Jackson)
National foundation for Australian women WWW site, viewed Mar. 4, 2008: (Jackson-Nelson Marjorie was born: 13 Spet. 1931 Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. Sprinter Marjorie Jackson-Nelson was commonly known as 'The Lithgow Flash', after the New South Wales town in which she was brought up. Jackson-Nelson became the Governor of South Australia on 3 Nov. 2001. She won two Olympic gold medals (Helsinki 1952) and seven Commonwealth Games gold medals for athletics. Jackson-Nelson also founded the Peter Nelson Leukaemia Research Fellowship, for which she has fund-raised since 1977)
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