1996/97 Perth Heat Yearbook

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Overview

This A4-size, 30-page 1996/97 Perth Heat Yearbook is printed in colour on glossy white paper. The front cover is dark pink, with a narrow, white box border set in approximately 1cm from the paper edge. A photograph of Jason Hewitt in playing uniform and in batting pose is centered on the cover. Printed in an arch across the top of the front cover is the title of the publication and the year date, in white print outlined in black. At the bottom of the cover is the Perth Heat name and logo printed in white, black and red. The price of the publication is printed in the right-hand bottom corner in white print.

Historical information

The Australian Baseball League (ABL) was formed in 1989, representing Australia's first professional baseball league. At the time, the league replaced the interstate Claxton Shield Championship as the top baseball competition in the country. On July 4 of that year, the Perth HEAT was launched into baseball history.

The first ABL game was contested between Perth Heat and Adelaide Giants at Parry Field Baseball Stadium in Perth on 27 October 1989. Over the next 10 years of the ABL's existence, the Perth Heat were the second-most successful team in the league, finishing runner-up three times, winning the title in 1990/91 and again in 1996/97.

[Please note: 9 full-page advertisements have been omitted from the scanned PDF of the yearbook.]

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.709

Item type

Yearbook

Themes

People
Photography
Social History
Sport

Material

Coated Paper

Width

21 cm

Height or length

29.7000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

'The Perth Heat 1996/97 Yearbook'
'Perth HEAT' [and logo]
'$5.00'

Contextual Information

Issued heading into the ABL's 1996/97 season, this yearbook provides a wealth of information on Perth Heat personnel, the team's return to the WACA as their home ground, and a look back at their first ABL Championship win in 1991.

The 1996/97 season ended with Perth Heat winning their second Championship.

This program was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by Meredith Eddington.

Keywords

1996/97 Perth Heat Team

Australian Baseball League

Western Australian Baseball League

Souvenir

Yearbook

Baseball Player Profile

Playing Schedule

Year

1996

Statement of significance

The Perth Heat yearbook has historic significance and is a fine source of information when researching the history of baseball in Western Australia and the lead-up to Perth Heat's second ABL championship win.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Baseball WA

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