1955 Western Australian Claxton Shield Series baseball team

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Overview

A black and white photograph of the 1955 Western Australian Baseball Team in its original black painted wooden frame with nailed-on cardboard backing. The players are wearing their playing uniforms. The photo is mounted on light tan-coloured cardboard. Printed above the photo are the name of the West Australian Baseball League and the location and year of the championship series. Below the photograph are the names of the players and manager, and to the right of the photo is the name and location of the photographic studio.

Historical information

The 1955 Claxton Shield was the 16th annual Claxton Shield, and was held in Sydney. The participants were hosts New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, defending champions Victoria and Western Australia. The series was won by New South Wales for their eighth Shield title.

Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955_Claxton_Shield]

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.187-1

Item type

Material

Width

35.5000 cm

Height or length

30.3000 cm

Themes

Inscriptions and markings

'West Australian Baseball League Inc.'
'Championship Series, Sydney, 1955'
'Standing: J. Warburton, R. Watson, R. Featherby, D. Kidd, M. Puckett, R. Teasdale, N. Pratt, I. Thorburn.'
'Sitting: D. Ward, A. Lodge, M. Muggleton (Capt. Coach), R. Gordon (Manager), J. Wheeler, D. Stewart, R. Thornton.'
'In front: M. Heron, T. Smith.'
[Photographic studio] 'Melba Sydney'

Contextual Information

Rob Gordon was the Team Manager of the 1955 Western Australian team, and this photograph was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by his son Mike Gordon.

Keywords

Western Australian State Baseball Team

Australian Baseball Championships

Claxton Shield 1955

Sydney, New South Wales

Western Australian State Baseball Uniform

West Australian Baseball League

Sports Uniform

Baseball WA

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