1947 Australian Team baseball pocket badge

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Overview

A 1947 Australian Team baseball pocket badge made of green wool. Embroidered in coloured thread on the patch are the Australian coat of arms and beneath that, in gold-coloured thread, are the words 'Australian Baseball Team 1947'.

Historical information

The 1947 Claxton Shield was the eighth annual Claxton Shield, an Australian national baseball tournament. It was held at the Adelaide Oval in South Australia from 2 to 9 August, and was won by Victoria for the first time. The other participating teams were defending champions New South Wales, hosts South Australia and the returning Western Australian team.

Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947_Claxton_Shield]

At the conclusion of the series the Australian Team for the year was selected. From the Western Australian team, George Dickinson was awarded the distinction of being appointed utility player and captain, Tom Nisbet was named reserve catcher and Glen Dunstan was appointed team manager. Nisbet was the State's outstanding player in the series; he won the trophy for the best batting average for all States.

National Library of Australia [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5218097

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.65

Item type

Badges

Sports Uniforms

Themes

People
Social History
Sport

Material

Threads

Wool

Width

16 cm

Height or length

22 cm

Inscriptions and markings

The Australian coat of arms and the words 'Australian Baseball Team 1947' is embroidered on the pocket badge.

Contextual Information

Glen Dunstan, manager of the 1947 Western Australian State baseball team, was presented with this pocket badge when he was named 1947 Australian Team manager. The pocket badge was donated by the Dunstan family.

Keywords

Australian Baseball Team

Glen Dunstan

Claxton Shield 1947

Western Australian State Baseball Team

Blazer Pocket

Baseball WA

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