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Western Australian State baseball team playing top

Overview

A short-sleeved, cream-coloured Western Australian State baseball team playing top with yellow and black bands around the cuffs and neckline. The shirt has a buttoned opening with cream buttons the full length of the front panel. Appliqued in black bordered with yellow, are the letters 'WA' on the left breast and the number '7' on the right breast. The number '7' is also appliqued on the back of the shirt, along with the transfer-printed name of a sponsor, in red felt letters. Sponsors' logos are attached to the sleeves, with a black swan and the words 'Swan Lager' transfer printed on the right sleeve, and a fawn-coloured cotton patch with the word 'Camel' stitched onto the left sleeve.

Historical information

This playing top dates from circa 1984 and identifies sponsors of baseball in Western Australia at that time, namely 'Camel' (cigarettes) and 'Swan Lager' (beer).

The top was worn by Greg Harvey, an inspiring Western Australian baseball player from the Goldfields, who later went on to represent Australia at the 1988 Olympics. In 2006 he was inducted into the Goldfields Sporting Hall of Fame.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-100-2020.642
Item type
Sports Uniforms
Themes
People
Social History
Sport
Material
Cotton (Textile)
Felt (Textile)
Polyester
Threads
Inscriptions and markings

[On front panels]
'7'
'WA'

[On back panel]
'7'
'Swan Lager'

[On right sleeve]
'Swan Lager' [with black swan]

[On left sleeve]
'Camel'

[Manufacturer's label]
'Professional'
'World Win®'
'Mizuno'

Contextual Information

Greg Harvey donated this playing top to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives. State baseball team uniforms date from 1936 and this c.1984 top adds to the Museum's collection.

Keywords
Western Australian Baseball Uniform
Western Australian State Baseball Uniform
Sports Uniform
Swan Lager
Camel
Greg Harvey
Statement of significance

This piece of Western Australian State baseball team uniform has historic and social significance because of its rarity and who wore it.

Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Rare or representative
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Western Australian State baseball team playing top c.1984 (front)
Western Australian State baseball team playing top c.1984 (front).
Western Australian State baseball team playing top c.1984 (left breast)
Western Australian State baseball team playing top c.1984 (left breast).
Western Australian State baseball team playing top c.1984 (fight breast)
Western Australian State baseball team playing top c.1984 (right breast).
Western Australian State baseball team playing top c.1984 (left sleeve)
Western Australian State baseball team playing top c.1984 (left sleeve).
Western Australian State baseball team playing top c.1984 (right sleeve)
Western Australian State baseball team playing top c.1984 (right sleeve).
Western Australian State baseball team playing top c.1984 (back)
Western Australian State baseball team playing top c.1984 (back).

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