'Kevin Parry Stand' sign from Parry Field Baseball Stadium

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Overview

A rectangular wooden board with wooden cut-out lettering attached. The board is painted cream and the lettering, which spells out 'Kevin Parry Stand', is painted dark green.

Historical information

Parry Field baseball stadium, in the Perth suburb of Belmont, was completed in 1982 and officially opened in January 1983. The stadium served as the home of baseball in WA until the mid-1990s, when it was demolished. This sign was attached to the back of the main spectator stand, outside the main entrance. Both the stadium and the stand were named in honour of Kevin Parry.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.366

Item type

Signs

Themes

People
Social History
Sport

Material

Paint

Wood Board

Width

362 cm

Height or length

40 cm

Depth

1 cm

Inscriptions and markings

'KEVIN PARRY STAND'

Contextual Information

Kevin Parry was a prominent personality in Western Australian baseball who represented Western Australia 74 times and was an all-Australian player in 1962. He played a significant role in the development of the Parry Field baseball stadium.

['Daily News', November 22, 1982]

The sign was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by Doug Corker and Rod Drew.

Keywords

Kevin Parry Stand

Parry Field Baseball Stadium

Kevin Parry

Western Australian Baseball League

Signs

Statement of significance

As an iconic artefact from Baseball WA's first purpose-built baseball stadium, this sign has historic and social significance for baseball in Perth in the 1980s and 1990s. It welcomed players and spectators alike to a sporting arena that honoured a favourite son with his name.

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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