Neil Galbraith

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Neil Galbraith
 
Team
Curling clubNew South Wales CC,
Sydney Harbour CC, Sydney
Career
Member AssociationFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Championship
appearances
1 (1993)
Pacific-Asia Championship
appearances
1 (1992)
Other appearances World Senior Championships: 2 (2003, 2005)

Neil Galbraith is an Australian curler. [1]

At the international level, he is a 1992 Pacific champion curler.

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Teams and events

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateEvents
1992–93 Hugh Millikin Tom Kidd Gerald Chick Brian Johnson Neil Galbraith PCC 1992 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1993 (6th)
2002–03Lloyd RobertsNeil GalbraithJim OastlerRichard Leggat WSCC 2003 (13th)
2004–05Lloyd RobertsTom KiddJim OastlerNeil Galbraith WSCC 2005 (19th)

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