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1956 Australian Olympic blazer pocket

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Overview

This green woollen 1956 Australian Baseball Team Olympic blazer pocket is embroidered with the Australian coat of arms. Beneath the coat of arms is a cream banner edged with red thread and embroidered with the word 'Manager'. Below that are the words 'Australian Baseball Team 1956' stitched in yellow thread.

Historical information

At the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, baseball was a demonstration sport only. Australia played one game against the United States at Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 1. The game was called after six completed innings with the score United States 11, Australia 5.

Details

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Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.296

Item type

Sports Uniforms

Themes

People
Social History
Sport

Material

Width

15 cm

Height or length

15.5000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

Manager
Australian Baseball Team
1956

Contextual Information

This 1956 Olympic blazer pocket belonged to Rob Gordon, a member of the Australian Baseball Team. It was donated to the Baseball WA Museum and Archives by his son Mike Gordon.

Keywords

1956 Melbourne Olympic Games

Australian Baseball Team

Copyright and Reference

Copyright and Reference

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Baseball WA

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1956 Olympic blazer pocket of Rob Gordon, Australian Baseball Team.

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