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Australia vs New Zealand 1959

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>  Australia 9 (D. Beattie try; B. Carlson 3 goals) defeated New Zealand 8 (C. Eastlake, H. Maxwell tries; C. Eastlake goal) at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Date: Sat, 13th June.   Kickoff: 2:30 PM.   Halftime: Australia 9-8.   Referee: Darcy Lawler.   Crowd: 38,613.
Australia: Carlson, Moir, Wells, Gasnier, McDonald; Brown, Muir; Wilson, Kelly, Beattie, Paterson, Provan, Raper.
New Zealand: Phillips, Griffiths, Eastlake, Turner, Denton; Menzies, Roberts; Maxwell, Butterfield, Johnson, Kilkelly, Ackland, Percy.
>  Australia 38 (R. Gasnier 3, I. Moir 3, J. Raper, H. Wells tries; K. Barnes 7 goals) defeated New Zealand 10 (B. Campbell, J. Rātima tries; R. Percy 2 goals) at Brisbane Exhibition Ground.
Date: Sat, 27th June.   Halftime: Australia 15-7.   Referee: Darcy Lawler.   Crowd: 30,994.
Australia: Barnes, Moir, Gasnier, Wells, Lumsden; Brown, Muir; Wilson, Kelly, Beattie, Paterson, Provan, Raper.
New Zealand: Phillips, Denton, Campbell, Eastlake, Griffiths; Menzies, Roberts; Rātima, Butterfield, Johnson, Kilkelly, Ackland, Percy.
>  New Zealand 28 (N. Denton 2, J. Butterfield, M. Cooke, R. Griffiths, C. Johnson tries; C. Eastlake 5 goals) defeated Australia 12 (R. Gasnier 2 tries; K. Barnes 3 goals) at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Date: Sat, 4th July.   Halftime: New Zealand 8-5.   Scrums: New Zealand 13-9.   Penalties: Australia 7-5.   Referee: Darcy Lawler.   Crowd: 31,629.
Australia: Barnes, Moir, Gasnier, Wells, Lumsden; Brown, Muir; Beattie, Kelly, Wilson, Paterson, Provan, Raper.
New Zealand: Phillips, Griffiths, Eastlake, Turner, Denton; Menzies, Roberts; Rātima, Butterfield, Johnson, Kilkelly, Ackland, Cooke.