1958 Lady Wigram Trophy
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The 1958 Lady Wigram Trophy was a
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held at the
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on 25 January 1958. It was the seventh Lady Wigram Trophy to be held and was won by
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in the Lister 57/1. This would prove to be one of Scott Brown's last victories before his untimely death at
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later that year.


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January 1958 sports events in New Zealand