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1975 Western Australian Claxton Shield Series baseball team

Overview

Colour photograph of the 1975 Western Australian Claxton Shield Team.

Historical information

1975 was the 36th Claxton Shield Series, an Australian national competition. It was contested in Sydney, New South Wales with Western Australia winning the Shield.
Team members were (L-R):
Back row - John Kelly (Manager), Bob Harris, Barry Stace, Darryl Moyle, Ross Evans, Syd Thompson, Ian Hoad, Steve Oxbrow, Neil Page, Ian Miller, Kerry Wither.
Front row - Neil Corker (Bat boy), Ray Hill, Gary Scarterfield, Don Knapp, Don Butler, Rodney Byrne (Coach), John Cole (Asst. Coach), Ray Michell, Rick Pence.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-100-2020.224
Item type
Photographs
Material
Photographic Paper
Width
30 cm
Height or length
21 cm
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People
Social History
Sport
Contextual Information

This Western Australian team won the Claxton Shield in 1975, 23 years after the State's first win in 1952. It was the start of Western Australia's dominance in the second half of the 19070s when they won three consecutive championships in 1977, 1978 and 1979.
This photograph was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by Don Butler, a member of the team.

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Claxton Shield 1975
Western Australian State Baseball Team
Western Australian State Baseball Uniform
Sydney, New South Wales
Baseball WA

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1975 Western Australian Claxton Shield Series baseball team
1975 Western Australian Claxton Shield Series baseball team

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