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Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. On 22 February 1972, French wrestler Andre Roussimoff, also called Andre the Giant, came to Palmerston North for a wrestling match. His large size drew a lot of attention. He was 2.26 metres tall and weighed 229 kilos. His unusually large size was caused by a medical condition.

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Object type
Image
Content type
Born digital
Relation
Manawatū Standard
Date
August 14, 2010
Digitisation id
2025Pa_IMCA-DigitalArchive_043593
Format
Born Digital
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"IMCA Digital Archive"

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memory lane,
wrestlers,
wrestling,
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