Melbourne, May 28.
Great Britain has lost a world running record which a National women's team set up in 1020.
'A New South Wales team, comprising Misses J. Coleman, E. Gould, V._ Jones and D. Norman, claim to have covered 440 yards relay in 49.1 sec-fonds at Perth (W. Australia). The Previous best was 498 seconds by the Stisses Haynes, Ginn, Thompson and Edwards, at Gothenburg in August 1925.
Miss Decica Norman, winner of the 100 and 220 yards events in record time in the Empire Games in 1938, established two. Australian records, She cleared 18 ft 8% in. in the long Jump and won the 90 yards hurdles in 12) seconds.—Reuter.
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