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Drouin

Victoria

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Community, Business and Visitor Guide

Drouin Who's Who

YOUR COMMUNITY. YOUR CONNECTIONS.

Meet the people behind the place.

Discover the people, businesses and groups who call Drouin home, and meet members across Australia.

Each Portrait connects you with the public introduction and links that member has chosen to share.

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Distinguished and Famous people from Drouin

🥊 Lionel Rose

Lionel Rose grew up at Jackson’s Track near Drouin, with his family’s life there recorded in the photographic collections held by AIATSIS. Boxing carried him from Gippsland to international competition. In Tokyo in 1968, he defeated Masahiko “Fighting” Harada to become world bantamweight champion, returning to an enormous welcome in Melbourne. He was named Australian of the Year that year, the first Indigenous recipient. His achievements brought national attention to a young man whose early life belonged to the communities around Drouin and Warragul.

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