1948 Australian Baseball Championship Series programme

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Overview

A souvenir programme of the 1948 Australian Baseball Championship Series held in Perth, Western Australia. It is a 24-page, B5-size booklet with coated paper covers. The front cover is yellow with white stripes and black lettering. A hand-drawn image depicts a baseball player sliding into base with the baseman receiving the ball in his glove. The back cover displays an advertisement in black and yellow for Club razor blades and details of the programme's printer. Inside pages are black and white on plain paper and include details of trophies to be presented, a photograph of the West Australian team, WA Baseball League office bearers, player profiles and teams, and caricatures of the 'Black and Gold' evergreens.

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

Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.111

Item type

Programmes

Themes

People
Social History
Sport

Material

Coated Paper

Paper

Width

18.5000 cm

Height or length

24.5000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

[Front cover]
'Australian Baseball Championship Series'
'Perth 1948'
'Souvenir Programme'
'Price One Shilling'

[Back cover]
'Frank Daniels Pty. Ltd, Printing Craftsmen, 158 Wellington Street, Perth, Western Australia'

Contextual Information

This programme was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by Doug Corker.

Keywords

Australian Baseball Championships

Claxton Shield 1948

Perth, Western Australia

Western Australian State Baseball Team

West Australian Baseball League

Place made

Perth
Western Australia
Australia

Statement of significance

Of historic significance, this well-provenanced programme records the images and details of Western Australian baseballers who achieved a level of excellence in their sport. It also records names of WABL office bearers, players from other States, details of games played and the trophies awarded.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Baseball WA

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