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1982 Western Australian Under-13 State baseball team

Overview

A colour photograph of the 1982 West Australian Junior Baseball League (WAJBL) Under-13 State team. The team are wearing their playing uniform in the State colours. The playing top is yellow, with black bands around the edges of the sleeves, neck and waist, and is worn over a yellow undershirt. The pants are white; the black stirrups have yellow bands and the socks are white. The cap is black with a stylised yellow swan on the crown.

The photograph is presented in a wooden frame, painted gold.

Historical information

The 1982 Australian Under-13 Baseball Championships were held in Brisbane, Queensland from January 9. The West Australian Junior Baseball League Under-13 State team were the series winners.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-100-2020.481
Item type
Width
32 cm
Height or length
25 cm
Inscriptions and markings

'West Australian Junior Baseball League'
'Under 13 State Team - 1982'
'Back Row: S. Watkins, T. O'Hern (Capt.), S. Ruscoe, S. McCormack, D. O'Brien, S. Maslen, K. Dethlefsen.'
'Middle Row: T. Branighan (Coach), D. Crockford (Res.), G. Oliphant (Vice-Capt.), V. Barton, D. Gersch, B. Islip, G. Foster (Manager).'
'Front Row: J. Moore, S. Hrabar, N. O'Hern (Bat Boy), J. Cole (President), M. Hulbert, P. Gerarchi, G. Barac.'
'Insert: M. O'Hern (Asst. Coach).'

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Contextual Information

The winners of the 1982 Australian Under-13 Baseball Championships were the first Western Australian team to win a national under-13 series.

The photograph was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by the team's Assistant Coach Mel O'Hern.

Statement of significance

This photograph depicts a national under-13 baseball championship-winning team; the first Western Australian team in that age-group to do so. Its provenance comes from Baseball WA Hall of Fame inductee Mel O'Hern.

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WAJBL Under 13s 1982 State team
First Western Australian Under-13 State baseball team to win a national championship - 1982.

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