Trinity College Newsletter, vol 1 no 47, August 1993

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TRINITY TRINITY COLLEGE NEWSLETTER THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE

FRIENDS OF TRINITY PICNIC - JUTTODDIE Surprise re-enactment of a famous incident The name of Boyd Munro ('61) has been associated with a number of daring, but skilfully planned, exploits in aviation including a solo race across the Atlantic. His flair was developed in Trinity and goes back to a celebrated hijacking of the favourite, Ian Lowry ('62), from the Juttoddie Steeplechase in 1962. To the astonishment of competitors and spectators alike, a helicopter suddenly landed in the Bulpadock and whisked away the runner in whom most of the punters' money had been invested. (continued on page 5)

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Secret Service Agent, Boyd Munro in the original helicopter inc. nt.


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