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Our library branches will close at 1pm on Tues 24 December for Christmas. Branches will be closed on Wed 25 December (Christmas Day) and Thurs 26 December (Boxing Day). During this time you can renew online, return books via our chutes and access our digital content.
Branches will reopen on Fri 27 December at 10am.

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Jack Potter

(Born 1938)

Coburg born Jack Potter was a versatile sportsman, representing Australia at both cricket and baseball. In 1959 he was a member of the Australian Baseball Team and as part of the Australian Cricket Team he toured New Zealand in 1960, South Africa and England. During the 1960s Potter was the captain/coach of the Preston Cricket Club as well as captain of the Victorian Cricket Team. Potter went on to become the founding coach of the Australian Institute of Sport Cricket Academy. In his first class career Potter played 104 matches and scored 6,142 runs at a healthy average of 41.22.

Preston Historical Society (1968). Brief biographies of prominent Preston People. Preston, Vic: Author.

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