Wrestler Eddie Scarf of Narrabeen

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AuthorJohn MorcombeDateApril 2022DescriptionLocal Narrabeen boy, Eddie Scarf, was good at what he did – in 1932 Eddie Scarf came home with Australia’s first Olympic wrestling medal after winning bronze at the Los Angeles Games.
Born to Lebanese parents, Eddie bought a block of land at Narrabeen between Pittwater Road and the lagoon and then opened a butcher shop on Pittwater Road. By 1937 also had shops in Palm Beach and in Wynyard Railway Ramp in Sydney, as well as a head office at Crows Nest.SubjectsButchersNarrabeen (N.S.W.)wrestlingOlympicsCopyrightThis item may be used freely for research and study purposes, for all other uses contact Northern Beaches Council Library Local Studies. Please acknowledge that the item is courtesy of John Morcombe.

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Wrestler Eddie Scarf of Narrabeen