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Cricket legend Mark Taylor special guest at Medley Refrigeration open day

Nov 23 2024 Updated November 18, 2024

Ken Smith

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Special guest Mark Taylor with Oscar and Shane Medley

Dubbo South Rotary looked after the barbecue. Pictured are Rotarians Barry Hildebrandt, Henry Jom and Fred Griffiths, with Aussie cricketing great Mark Taylor (second from right).

Mark Taylor, with Garry Beggs and Emily Ford

Alex Turner, Phil Perham, Shane Medley, Tim Longmore, Mark Taylor and Peter Cashel

There were two main topics at Medley Refrigeration’s Open Day; one was the great deals always available, and the other was cricket – because the event’s special guest was Australian cricket great and Fujitsu ambassador Mark Taylor.

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