al ym pic ▁Games ), ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁Per rott et , ▁senior ▁phys i other ap ist ▁at ▁Mount ▁Wil ga ▁Re h abil itation ▁Centre ▁( now ▁a ▁private ▁hospital ) ▁in ▁the ▁Sydney ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Horn s by ▁organ ised ▁the ▁first ▁Par ap leg ic ▁Games ▁held ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁at ▁the ▁Mount ▁Wil ga ▁Centre , ▁which ▁involved ▁an ▁int ensive ▁course ▁of ▁training . ▁The ▁North ▁Sh ore ▁Times ▁reported ▁that ▁Per rott et ▁worked ▁t ire lessly ▁behind ▁the ▁scenes ▁training , ▁fund ▁raising , ▁mor ale ▁boost ing , ▁to ▁help ▁assemble ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁cont ing ent ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁Australian ▁team ▁to ▁comp ete ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁Rome ▁Par al ym p ics . ▁ ▁Sport ▁participation ▁for ▁the ▁par ap leg ic ▁is ▁a ▁medical ▁ther apy , ▁said ▁Per rott et ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁activity ▁and ▁participation ▁there ▁emer ged ▁the ▁talent ▁that ▁enabled ▁athlet es ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁team ▁to ▁be ▁rec ru ited ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁Par al ym pic ▁Games ▁in ▁Rome . ▁ ▁The ▁three ▁athlet es ▁selected , ▁all ▁from ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁above ▁photo . D aph ne ▁Hil ton , ▁se ated ▁to ▁the ▁extreme ▁right , ▁Ross ▁S utton , ▁se ated ▁second ▁from ▁extreme ▁left ,