1962 West Australian Baseball League Country Carnival Program

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1962

Overview

An A5-size program with light ochre-coloured front and back covers and eight internal pages printed on off-white paper with black print. The front cover has a pen-and-ink sketch of a baseball player in playing uniform, swinging multiple bats. Printed in black text are the name of the carnival and dates when it was held, as well as the name of the baseball association and league conducting the carnival. On the back cover are details of the upcoming Claxton Shield Interstate Baseball Carnival to be held in Perth, as well as a sponsor's advertisement and the name of the program's printer.

Historical information

The 1962 Seventh Country Baseball Carnival was held from the 2nd to the 4th of June, conducted by the Bunbury Baseball Association in conjunction with the West Australian Baseball League. Games were played on Hay Park on Bussell Highway, Bunbury, on No.1 and No.2 grounds. Competing teams were from Kalgoorlie, Bunbury, Armadale-Medina, Collie and Narrogin-Wagin.

The program includes a photograph of the victorious 1961 Country Carnival team...Goldfields...as well as names and pen pictures of players from all the teams. Details of the next Claxton Shield Interstate Baseball Carnival, to be held in Perth, are included.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.563

Item type

Programmes

Themes

People
Social History
Sport

Material

Card

Paper

Width

13.8000 cm

Height or length

20.5000 cm

Depth

1 cm

Inscriptions and markings

[Front cover]
'The Seventh Country Baseball Carnival'
'Bunbury, 2nd to 4th June'
'Conducted by the Bunbury Baseball Association in conjunction with the W.A.B.L.'

[Back cover]
[Printed by] '"Times" Print'

Contextual Information

This 1962 record of baseball players' names from four Western Australian country towns illustrates the extent to which the sport was played in the State at that time. Baseball is no longer played at state league level in those country locations.

The program was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by Colin Smith, a member of the 1962 Kalgoorlie team.

Keywords

1962 Country Baseball Carnival

Bunbury Baseball Association

Country Baseball Carnival

Programs

Place made

Australia

Year

1962

Statement of significance

A rare addition to the Museum's collection, this program has historic and social significance with the naming and interaction of country and metropolitan baseball players in Western Australia. It is in good condition and complete and comes with excellent provenance.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Baseball WA

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