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Wests Baseball Club 1954 letter to West Australian Newspapers and receipt for loan

1954
Overview

An original typed letter on cream-coloured paper with a green letterhead on a grey background. The letterhead comprises the name of the club and its office bearers' names and contact details, and an image of a baseball and bat. Dated 5 July 1954, the letter from R.E. Allen, Secretary, Wests Baseball Club to Mr. L. Brennan of West Australian Newspapers, requests financial assistance to buy land for a baseball park. The letter is accompanied by a receipt for £10 received from L. Brennan.

Historical information

Wests Baseball Club was one of the original West Australian Baseball League teams, formed in 1936.

In 1954 Wests were looking to purchase their own four-acre ground at Morley Park. To do this, they had to make application to the Companies Office to become an incorporated body. By doing so, they became the first incorporated baseball club in Australia.

The development of the ground was to take about two years. It was to be the first ground owned by a baseball club in WA.

National Library of Australia [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/266191993]

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-100-2020.727(A,B)
Item type
Letters
Receipts
Themes
Social History
Sport
Material
Paper
Width
20.7000 cm
Height or length
26.5000 cm
Inscriptions and markings

[Letterhead]
'Wests Baseball Club'

[Letter signed]
'R.E. Allen'
'Secretary.'

Contextual Information

This 1954 letter and receipt mark a major point in the history of Wests Baseball Club. The letter is asking for a loan to increase the deposit needed to purchase land for a baseball park. The receipt for the requested £10 accompanies the letter.

The documents were donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archive by the family of Glen Dunstan. Dunstan was club captain at Wests for three years from its inauguration in 1936. He also served in various positions in the West Australian Baseball League throughout the 1930s and 1940s.

Keywords
Wests Baseball Club
West Australian Newspapers
Letter
Receipt
Place made
Perth
Western Australia
Australia
Year
1954
Statement of significance

These rare documents are significant items in the history of an inaugural Western Australian baseball club.

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1954 Wests Baseball Club letter
The original letter dated 5 July 1954 from Wests Baseball Club to West Australian Newspapers seeking financial assistance to buy land to establish a baseball park in Morley.
1954 Receipt for £10 loan from West Australian Newspapers
The original 1954 receipt for £10 loaned to Wests Baseball Club by West Australian Newspapers.

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