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“Adding to the ridiculous practice of establishments requiring a tie for entry (C8), in the late ’60s I was denied entry to the Chatswood Charles Hotel. They stated I needed a tie,” says Max Redmayne of Drummoyne. “My response was to take a shoelace and create a bow tie, and yes, that was acceptable, which points to the ludicrous practice.”

“During the 1997 Australian Professional Sumo Tour I was deputised by Wide World of Sports to take two sumo wrestlers to Eagle Farm racecourse for a day out and to present the…

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