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Warren Smith loses prized cricket memorabilia in fire 1992
February 19, 2017

In 1992 one of Wagga’s best known cricket identities, Warren Smith, lost prized cricket gear and memorabilia when a fire gutted his backyard shed.

As reported in the Daily Advertiser Mr Smith said “it would be impossible to put a real value on the contents as most of the cricket memorabilia was  irreplaceable.

I had limited editions of signed photographs, bats signed by ex-Australian Test cricketers including a bat signed by Sir Donald Bradman….”

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