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The Spinal Unit at the Royal North Shore Hospital was the second in Sydney and gave the patients at Mt Wilga a cross-town sports rival.
The spinal unit at RNSH opened soon after Mt Wilga.
The spinal unit at RNSH opened soon after Mt Wilga.
From the start, sport was central to rehabilitation
From the start, sport was central to rehabilitation
The road to Australia’s first Paralympic gold medal started with a plane crash
The road to Australia’s first Paralympic gold medal started with a plane crash
Ross Sutton, Australia’s first Paralympic gold medallist, starts his rehab
Ross Sutton, Australia’s first Paralympic gold medallist, starts his rehab1960
In the Table Tennis tent at the first RNSH Paraplegic Games
In the Table Tennis tent at the first RNSH Paraplegic GamesChoose fields
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