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Lauren Jackson was just 16 when the Border Mail snapped her at the Young Achiever of the Year awards in 1997 - who knew this skinny teen would become our greatest ever basketballer?

Anthony Koutoufides and some of the other members of the Carlton squad paid a visit to the Lavington Panthers club ahead of the 1997 season.

We're unsure of how many times John Farnham may or may not have officially retired from the music business when he was pictured here in 1997.

Here's one for the NBA buffs - the short guy in the green polo top is none other than Brett Brown, current coach of the Philadelphia 76ers and former Australian team coach. He was coaching the North Melbourne Giants in the late 90s.

Any wonder Lauren Jackson became a star - in 1997 the WNBL was in full swing on the Border, with the Sydney Flames' Penny Taylor putting on a show.

Merv Hughes gives a friendly embrace to a couple of Border cyclists.

Pauline Hanson founded the One Nation party in 1997, the peak of her early career in politics. The right-wing firebrand visited Albury as part of a lengthy tour.

Bill Lawry came through to dish out some tips to local cricketers, not that gun North Albury import Kelvin Williams needed them at the time.

Triathlete Rebekah Keat was the Young Achiever of the Year in 1997.

Water-skier Cassandra Johnson was inducted into the Festival of Sport Hall of Fame by Patricia Gould.

FLASHBACK FRIDAY | February 1997

Some basketball legends made their first steps back in '97, as well as while the career of a...

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FLASHBACK FRIDAY | February 1997

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