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Katanning Historical Society > Records

The Arthur Norrish Shield

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Overview

A wooden shield shaped plaque with a metal scroll at the top which reads "KATANNING MEN'S BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION", and underneath a metal shield of a man throwing a basketball into a hoop and underneath another metal plaque. Around the centre shield are six smaller metal shields.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-202-HS2025.112

Item type

Trophies and Awards

Material

Width

34.5800 cm

Height or length

39 cm

Inscriptions and markings

The plaque at the bottom of the shield reads "The ARTHUR NORRISH SHIELD". The smaller shield at the top left is engraved with "WANDERERS 1955-56", below this shield is another shield which is engraved with "ROYALS 1956-57", the next shield is engraved with "ROYALS 1957-58", the next shield is blank, the next shield is engraved with "Royals 1959-60" and the top right shield is engraved with "Royals 1958-59".

Last modified

Monday, 30 June, 2025

Completeness

72

Copyright and Reference

Copyright and Reference

Copyright category

Date of creation +50 years

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Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.

Katanning Historical Society

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