West Perth Baseball Club 1965-66 League Team

« Prev Item Next Item »

1966

Overview

A black and white photograph of the West Perth Baseball Club 1965-66 League team and club officials. The photo is mounted on light tan-coloured cardboard. Printed in black text above the image, is the name of the club and team, and the year date. Printed below the image, in black print, are the names of the players and officials.

Historical information

West Perth Baseball Club has had a long history. Originally since its inception in 1936 it was the Wests Baseball Club, for many years one of the State's leading clubs. It had won A grade premierships in 1936, 1937, 1939 and B grade pennants in 1949 and 1953.

In 1954 Wests purchased its own four-acre ground at Morley Park but to do so, had to become an incorporated body. In 1955, after incorporation, it changed its name to the West Perth Baseball Club Inc.

National Library of Australia [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/266316030]

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.102-2

Item type

Photographs

Themes

People
Photography
Social History
Sport

Material

Cardboard

Photographic Paper

Width

31.5000 cm

Height or length

25 cm

Inscriptions and markings

[Top caption]
'West Perth Baseball Club (Inc.)—League 1965-66'

[Bottom caption]
'Back row: A.E. Thompson, H.R. Denham, N. Stanimirovic, R. Johnson, I. Thompson, K.D. Denham, J. Major.
Standing: R.J. Wynne (Treas.), N. Keene, D. Philbey, B. Wren, L. Ford, J. Cole, J. Allen, M. Lenegan, D.F. Callanan.
Sitting: N.W. Macey, W. Wood, J.H. Stafford (Patron), R.C. Thornton (Capt./Coach), E.G. Cooley (Pres.), D.J. Weir (Mgr.), R.E. Allen (Sec.).
Front: M.H. Tassell, J.S. Farrant.'

Contextual Information

This photograph was donated by Warren Wood to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives. Wood was a member of the West Perth Baseball Club during the 1960s and a member of this team.

Place made

Western Australia
Australia

Year

1966

Statement of significance

This image records part of the history of a baseball club that evolved from one of the founding clubs of Western Australian baseball in 1936. It is representative of a club that no longer exists and is well-provenanced.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Baseball WA

Organisation Details
View Collection
Item Feedback