The untold story of Frank Roberts, Australia’s own Rocky Balboa ()

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The untold story of Frank Roberts, Australia’s own Rocky Balboa

Rhoda Roberts celebrates the story of her cousin Frank, the first Indigenous man to compete for Australia at the Olympics.

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