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1951 Australian Jubilee Baseball Championship signed ball

c. 1951
Overview

A signed baseball from the 1951 Australian Jubilee Baseball Championship. The discoloured brown leather ball has red and black stitching to the seams and is signed in black ink by players from the State teams.

Historical information

Five Australian States competed at the1951 Commonwealth Jubilee Baseball Championship Series; so named to commemorate the Jubilee Year of the Federation of the States of Australia into the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. It was the 12th annual Claxton Shield competition, and was held in Adelaide from 28 July to 4 August. The participants were hosts South Australia, defending champions New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia and Queensland. The series was won by an undefeated New South Wales, their sixth Shield title.

Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_state_baseball_team]

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-100-2020.293
Item type
Souvenirs
Sports Equipment
Themes
People
Social History
Sport
Material
Leather
Threads
Width
7.5000 cm
Inscriptions and markings

Australian 1951 Jubilee Championship Adelaide
NSW
WA
QLD
Various players' signatures

Contextual Information

This baseball is from the Commonwealth Jubilee Championship Series and bears signatures of players from the competing State teams. It was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by the family of Western Australian team member George Dickinson. Unfortunately, the Western Australian players' signatures are mostly illegible.

Keywords
Australian Jubilee Baseball Championship
Australian Baseball Championships
1951 Claxton Shield
Adelaide, South Australia
Commonwealth Jubilee Baseball Championship Series
George Dickinson
Signatures
Year
c. 1951
Statement of significance

This is a rare baseball from Western Australia's participation in the 1951 national championships. The signatures of players from the competing Australian state teams, gives the item historic and social significance. It has excellent provenance.

Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
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Signed game ball from the 1951 Australian Jubilee Baseball Championship
Queensland team signatures on a baseball from the
1951 Australian Jubilee Baseball Championship held in Adelaide, South Australia.
Signed game ball from the 1951 Australian Jubilee Baseball Championship
New South Wales team signatures on a baseball from the
1951 Australian Jubilee Baseball Championship held in Adelaide, South Australia.
Signed game ball from the 1951 Australian Jubilee Baseball Championship
State team signatures on a baseball from the
1951 Australian Jubilee Baseball Championship held in Adelaide, South Australia.
Signed game ball from the 1951 Australian Jubilee Baseball Championship
State team signatures on a baseball from the
1951 Australian Jubilee Baseball Championship held in Adelaide, South Australia.
Signed game ball from the 1951 Australian Jubilee Baseball Championship
Western Australian team signatures on a baseball from the
1951 Australian Jubilee Baseball Championship held in Adelaide, South Australia.

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