The First Commonwealth Paraplegic Games were held in Perth, Western Australia, from 10 to 17 November 1962. These Games preceded the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games which were held in Perth
The official pass for the 1962 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games
1962 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games competitors
Daphne Ceeney
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Daphne Jean Hilton was an Australian Paralympic competitor. She was the first Australian woman to compete at the Paralympic Games. She won fourteen medals in three Paralympics in archery, athletics, f
Daphne Hilton (née Ceeney) in 2012
Australian Paralympic Committee President and Daphne Hilton (née Ceeney) view the blazers and medals Hilton donated to the APC in 2012
Australian Paralympic Team members Daphne Ceeney (now Hilton) and Elizabeth Edmondson shake hands after Edmondson won gold and Ceeney silver in the 50m prone swimming event at the 1964 Tokyo Paralympic Games. They are pushed by Kevin Betts (Ceeney) and 'Johnno' Johnston (Edmondson)