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1974 Western Australian Claxton Shield Series baseball team

Overview

A photograph of the 1974 Western Australian baseball team who competed in the Australian Baseball Championship Claxton Shield Series in Melbourne, Victoria. The black and white photograph is mounted on sepia-coloured cardboard with handwritten details on the front and back.

Historical information

The 1974 Claxton Shield was the 35th annual Claxton Shield, it was held in Melbourne, Victoria and was won by Victoria for the third consecutive year.

Team members were:
Back row: Bob Harris, Colin Guest (A/Coach), Rod Byrne (Coach), Ross Evans, John Kelly (Manager), David Ferguson, Martin Braine, Ian Barrie, Steve Oxbrow.
Front row: Ray Hill, Alan Middleton, Don Knapp, Alan Cunningham, John Cole, Bob Ossey, Kaye Greenham, Dave Kempton, Merv Edwards, Ray Michell.
Neil Corker (Bat Boy).

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-100-2020.125
Item type
Width
21.5000 cm
Height or length
16.5000 cm
Inscriptions and markings

Front of photograph:
Melbourne 1974
Back of photograph:
W.A. Claxton Shield Team
Melbourne 1974
Property of Kaye Greenham

Contextual Information

The photograph was donated by Kaye Greenham who was a member of the 1974 Western Australian Claxton Shield team, Australian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee (2014) and Baseball WA Hall of Fame inaugural inductee (2021).

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1974 Western Australian Claxton Shield Series baseball team
1974 Western Australian Claxton Shield Series baseball team
1974 Western Australian Claxton Shield Team photograph (back)
1974 Western Australian Claxton Shield Team photograph (back)

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