2021/08/16
Welcome to AustralianWrestling.org!
The website devoted to preserving the history of Australian wrestling.
We're in the process of renovating and moving some things around so some things may look a little strange but the aim is to minimise disruption.
This website was designed in 2012 with a scope of covering present and past wrestling in Australia.
The scope will change to prioritise the older stuff and make that a bit more accessible.
Thank you for your patience.
I also have another website (with my good buddy Greg) The Wrestling Roadshow which has more of a global scope. We have a podcast by the same name too and discuss all sorts of wrestling.
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Duncan C. Ross
Name: Duncan C. Ross
Height: 6'
Weight: 206 lbs
Born: March 16, 1855
From: Turkey
Duncan Ross was born in Turkey in 1855 to Scottish parents. Had a 45 inch chest and 16 inch biceps. Known for throwing and wrestling. Declared himself successor to Donald Dinnie and George Goldie as 'Champion Athlete' in the 1870s. Based in various locations including Toronto, New York and Kentucky.
Came to Australia in the period between 1880-1885 and wrestled in Melbourne.
Won a Victoria Corss for Valor in the British Army. Ross died on September 8, 1919.
Credit: 100 Years of Australian Professional Wrestling by Libnan Ayoub, legacyofwrestling.com, All-Around Men: Heroes of a Forgotten Sport by Frank Zarnowski