Postcard
Nov 11th, 2003, 08:24 AM
ATSIC Mourns Loss of Aboriginal Leader Lee Madden
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Born in 1963, Mr Madden was the first Aboriginal school captain at Cleveland Street Boys High School in Surry Hills. He took up the sport of tennis at the age of 14 when he was given a tennis racket by the famous NSW “Black Santa”, “Doc” Cunningham.
During 1983, Lee became one of the first Aboriginal people to win a scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport, after having being coached by Canberra-based Charlie Hollis, who also coached tennis greats Emerson, Laver and Edmondson.
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According to another report, Lee's sister Deirdre was also a tennis pro.
http://203.147.148.134/News_Room/Media_Releases/Default.asp?id=2962
Born in 1963, Mr Madden was the first Aboriginal school captain at Cleveland Street Boys High School in Surry Hills. He took up the sport of tennis at the age of 14 when he was given a tennis racket by the famous NSW “Black Santa”, “Doc” Cunningham.
During 1983, Lee became one of the first Aboriginal people to win a scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport, after having being coached by Canberra-based Charlie Hollis, who also coached tennis greats Emerson, Laver and Edmondson.
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According to another report, Lee's sister Deirdre was also a tennis pro.