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IT was November 6, 1962, and the Scottish squad chosen for the Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, western Australia, was taking the first steps in a journey of many thousands of miles. There were 35 in all, four of them women. The squad consisted of nine athletes, eight swimmers, five boxers, four bowlers, three wrestlers, two fencers, two weightlifters and two cyclists. It was the most expensive team ever sent from Scotland, some £17,000 having been spent on assembling and equipping them, and flying them to Australia. Mr W. Carmichael, secretary of the British Empire and Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland, said he believed that the team was the finest that Scotland could produce, and added that he was hoping for a very successful Games.

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