1994/95 Perth Heat baseball fixtures poster

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Overview

An A2-size coloured poster displaying the Perth Heat baseball team's 1994/95 fixtures. Perth Heat team members Greg Jelks and Jason Hewitt are photographed in a changeroom setting. They are wearing playing uniforms and are surrounded by bats, balls and gear bags. Perth Heat's playing schedule for the 1994/95 season is printed down the right-hand side of the poster. Sponsor Healthway's logo and slogan 'Strike Out Smoking!' appear in a poster attached to the locker room wall and also above and below the playing schedule. Perth Heat's name and logo appears in the bottom left-hand corner of the poster. Both Jelks and Hewitt have signed the poster.

Historical information

This is a promotional 1994/95 fixtures poster, sponsored by Healthway, for the Western Australian 'Perth Heat' professional baseball team. It features two team members, Greg Jelks and Jason Hewitt, who both starred in the Australian Baseball League during their playing careers. Jason Hewitt also represented Australia at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, while Greg Jelks was an assistant coach for the Australian team at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.650

Item type

Posters

Themes

People
Photography
Social History
Sport

Material

Coated Paper

Width

59.5000 cm

Height or length

42 cm

Inscriptions and markings

[Signatures]
'Greg Jelks #44'
'Jason Hewitt #36'

'Healthway' [logo]
'Strike Out Smoking!'
'Perth Heat' [logo]
'October 1994' [to] 'February 1995'

Contextual Information

Greg Jelks and Jason Hewitt are part of the history of the Perth Heat team which has been, and still is, a very competitive team in the national league.

This rare, signed poster was passed to Perth Heat player Warwick Saupold by Joy Burrowes, during a Perth Heat versus Adelaide Giants series in Adelaide in 2023. She asked that the poster be donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives collection on her behalf.

Keywords

Perth Heat Baseball Team

Healthway

1994/95 Perth Heat Team

1994/95 Perth Heat Baseball Fixtures

Greg Jelks

Jason Hewitt

Signatures

Place made

Western Australia
Australia

Year

1994

Statement of significance

This is an item with historic and social significance as it records information relating to the Western Australian Perth Heat team and the Australian professional baseball league. The schedule lists 10 games that were televised live, illustrating that baseball in the 1990s was capable of attracting a TV audience. The images and signatures of two players, who were inducted into the Baseball WA Hall of Fame in 2021, enhance the rarity of the object.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Baseball WA

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