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1948 Western Australian Claxton Shield Series baseball team

Overview

A copy of a black and white photograph of the 1948 Western Australian State baseball team. Printed below the photograph are the name of the team and the year, the names of the team players and managers.

Historical information

The 1948 Claxton Shield was the ninth annual Claxton Shield, an Australian national baseball tournament. It was held in Perth, Western Australia from 7 to 14 August, and was won by Victoria for the second time overall, successfully defending their title from 1947. The other participants were South Australia, New South Wales, and hosts Western Australia.

Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Claxton_Shield]

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-100-2020.517
Item type
Width
29.7000 cm
Height or length
21 cm
Inscriptions and markings

'Western Australian State Baseball Team, 1948'
'Back Row: G.S. Day (Assist. Manager), J. Dore, G.B. Shom, W. Shaw, R. Frankish, D. Callanan, F.J. Day, G.H. Dunstan (Manager).'
'Front Row: M. Herbert, A. Snare, G. Dickinson, T.G. Nisbet (Captain), C. Puckett (Vice-Captain), F. Jones, N. Corker.'

Contextual Information

This photograph was copied from the program of the 1948 Australian Baseball Championship Series, held in Perth, Western Australia. Four of the players pictured—J. Dore, G.B. Shom, G. Dickinson and C. Puckett—were inaugural inductees into the Baseball WA Hall of Fame in 2021.

The program was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by Doug Corker.

Place made
Australia
Statement of significance

Of historic significance, this photograph records the images of Western Australian baseballers who achieved a level of excellence in their sport. It is a rare image of the State team and adds significantly to the Museum's collection of Western Australian Claxton Shield Series team photographs.

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1948 Western Australian State Baseball Team
1948 Western Australian State baseball team.

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