Was Wrexham’s trailblazing black footballer also the first Indigenous Australian to play overseas?
Mystery surrounds the origin of Peter Baines, the trailblazing black footballer who played for the Welsh club, among others, during the 1940s Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article may contain the image and name of an Indigenous Austr...
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- The Guardian
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- The Guardian 19 Sept
- Last updated
- 44d ago
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Mystery surrounds the origin of Peter Baines, the trailblazing black footballer who played for the Welsh club, among others, during the 1940s Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article may contain the image and name of an Indigenous Australian who has died.
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