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1988 Commemorative shield - West. Australian Under 18s v. USA Oregon Pioneers

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Overview

A dark wooden commemorative shield with two gold-coloured, engraved metal plates; one scroll-shaped at the top of the shield and one shield-shaped at the bottom. In the centre is a circular acrylic club insignia with a gold-coloured leaf pattern border and a central green background. A gold-coloured bear's head sits in a yellow half circle with the name and nickname of the baseball club.

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Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.233

Item type

Trophies and Awards

Themes

Social History
Sport

Material

Acrylic (Resin)

Width

17 cm

Height or length

20 cm

Depth

2 cm

Inscriptions and markings

[On metal scroll]
'Balcatta Baseball Club'

[On circular acrylic disc]
'Balcatta Baseball Club'
The Bears'

[On shield-shaped metal plate]
'To commemorate'
'W.A. U/18 State Team'
'- Vs -'
'U.S.A. Oregon Pioneers'
'31-12-1988'

Contextual Information

This shield commemorates a baseball tournament between the Western Australian Under 18 team and the USA Oregon Pioneers team.

Keywords

Western Australian Under-18 Baseball Team

U.S.A. Oregon Pioneers baseball team

Balcatta Baseball Club

Baseball WA

Baseball WA

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