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1950s Claxton Shield Baseball Championships badges

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Overview

Three Australian Claxton Shield Baseball Championships stick-pin badges.
1. A 1956 shield-shaped metal badge with a gold-coloured outer border, a black inner border and a central gold-coloured baseball on a white circle.
2. A 1952 square-shaped metal badge with a gold-coloured outer border, a yellow inner border and a central stylised black swan.
3. A 1956 square-shaped metal badge with a gold-coloured outer border, a black inner border on the lower two edges and a yellow stylised swan in the top corner.

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cwa-org-100-2020.43

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Popular Culture
Social History
Sport

Material

Inscriptions and markings

1. [Shield-shaped badge] 'Aust. Baseball C'ships Adelaide 1956'
2. [Square-shaped badge[ 'Baseball Carnival WA 1952'
3. [Square-shaped badge] 'Baseball Series Adelaide 1956 WA'

Contextual Information

These badges were donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by Barry Connaughton, a member of the Western Australian State team in 1956.

Keywords

Claxton Shield 1952

Perth, Western Australia

Claxton Shield 1956

Adelaide, South Australia

Baseball Championship

Baseball WA

Baseball WA

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