Melbourne Cricket Ground: Olympics Construction & Completion
Melbourne Olympics - Melbourne cricket ground: press Agency photographs one dated July 1956 showing construction work to the main stand, to increase spectator capacity to 110,000 for the opening ceremony held on November 22, a second taken in September…
Sports Lapel Badges Collection
Badges: with Olympics: 1956 Melbourne enamel 'Visitor' lapel badge by K.G. Luke (Melbourne); Australian Rules: enamelled oval football lapel pin badge by Lemane; Rugby League: 1965 St George Leagues club membership badge by Angus & Coote (Sydney). (3…
Sports Memorabilia Badges and Racing Car Fragment
Badges: selection with Rugby Union pin badges for 1889-1964 75th Anniversary of Springboks V Australia matches, plus a Wallabies 'Kangaroo & Rugby Ball' badge, both mounted on felt; Olympic/Commonwealth Games with 1956 Melbourne Olympics 'Rings over…
Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Hooded Jackets - L & XL
2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne: hooded jackets (2) in blue with orange trim ,each with 2006 embroidered crest over the left breast, sizes L & Xl. (2)
Melbourne 1956 Olympic Gold Medal for Men's Swimming
The games of the XVI Olympiad Gold Medal Melbourne 1956 awarded for the 400m men's freestyle swimming final race held on 4 December 1956. From 1928 to 1968, the medals for the Summer Olympic Games were identical, depicting a design first used for medals…
Gold Medal for 1650 Yd Men's Freestyle Swimming, Perth 1962
The British Empire and Commonwealth Games Gold Medal Perth 1962 awarded for the 1650 yard men's freestyle swimming final race held on 30 November 1962. The obverse embossed '19 [imperial crown] 62 VII British Empire and Commonwealth Games Perth Western…
'Australia at the Olympic Games London 1948' compiled by Edgar S. Tanner, [Melbourne, Stillwell & Stephens, 1948]; original grey-olive soft cover, 82pp. Rare.
1952 Helsinki: Australian Team blazer pocket patch embroidered with Australian Coat of Arms over Olympic Rings with 'Olympic Games 1952' beneath. Fine condition and rare. Australia sent a relatively small team of 81 competitors (71 men and 10 women) to…
1952 Summer Olympics - Helsinki: An Australian Team blazer pocket with embroidered Australian Coat of Arms, Olympic rings and 'Helsinki 1952' later additionally embroidered for the 'Olympic Games 1956' in Melbourne; team member unknown. It was common…
Beverley Ann Bainbridge (nee Spargo, 1940 - 2016). 1956 Team track suit top with official label and Australian Team emblem; 1956 Australian Team tie; another Australian Team track suit top (probably Australian Team to Cardiff Games 1958) and two…
'XVI Olympiad, Melbourne 1956 General Rules and Special Sports Regulations' 184pp booklet published by the Organising Committee; a bronze Participation Medal by Andor Mezaros; an Official badge (#4093) made by K.G.Luke for use by a Sports Official;…
A small group incl. 1956 Main Stadium ticket, 1956 Olympic Tyre Co 'Results and Records' booklet, and several later signed pics, some unsigned items, etc. (22 items).
1956 Summer Olympics - Melbourne: Official Team singlet made by Melbourne Sports Depot with the Australian Coat of Arms embroidered within a map of Australia and emblazoned with green and gold striped sash front and back. A rare survivor.
1956 Olympic Games Melbourne, 'Great Moments' poster with signatures of 13 Australian Gold medallists from the 1956 Olympics including Shirley Strickland, Betty Cuthbert, Lorraine Crapp, Dawn Fraser & Murray Rose; limited edition 421/550 (with certificate…
(16 items, comprising of letters, documents, photos, a recording and a small bronze plaque). An archive of documents and letters from the estate of E.J.H. Holt, Technical Director, Olympic Games, Melbourne, 1956: comprising of several original photographs…
Olympic Games Melbourne Great Moments pictorial display, limited edition (#334/550) featuring the original signatures of 13 gold medallists including Shirley Strickland, Betty Cuthbert, Norma Croker, Ian Browne, Lorraine Crapp, Murray Rose, John Henricks.…
1956 Melbourne Olympics official car number plate #187 with 'VIC' and the Olympic Rings in colour; very fine original condition. Endorsed verso in pencil 'Billy Holt's number plate in Melbourne'. When Ej Billy Holt (1883-1972), a chief organiser of the…
Australian Football At The 1956 Melbourne Olympics: A promotional package produced by the Australian National Football Council to be distributed during the Olympic Games. Included are a'A Primer of Australian Rules', 'Laws of the Australian National Game…
1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, official poster (small format) by Richard Beck, printed in Australia by Containers Limited, Melbourne. Framed and glazed. 57 x 41 cm overall
1956 Melbourne Olympics: Shirley Strickland, Marjorie Jackson & Betty Cuthbert five individually signed action photographs of each 'Golden Girl', (15 items), each 16 x 20 cm.
Olympic Games Melbourne Great Moments pictorial display, limited edition (#262/550) featuring the original signatures of 13 gold medallists including Shirley Strickland, Betty Cuthbert, Norma Croker, Ian Browne, Lorraine Crapp, Murray Rose, John Henricks.…
Melbourne Olympics: 1956 (Nov. 21) registered souvenir envelope with complete Olympics set of 4 stamps tied by Main Stadium (Press) ''21NOV/1956' datestamps with matching special registration label numbered '0760' from the temporary post office at the M.C…
1956 Melbourne Olympics: Coles Olympic Games Collector Cards in an album, including the Flags & Flowers Series, Landmarks, Olympic Venues, Sports, and several non-Coles types. (Total: 96); mixed condition.
1956 Melbourne Olympics official car number plate #187 with 'VIC' and the Olympic Rings in colour; very fine original condition. Endorsed verso in pencil 'Billy Holt's number plate in Melbourne'.
1956 Melbourne Olympics: Small group comprising of two rare 'Aros' brand belt buckles which incorporate the official Melbourne 1956 logo, a fabric patch with the logo and a souvenir teaspoon by Stokes. (4 items).
1956 Melbourne Olympics: Lux & Lifebuoy Soap '1956 Olympic Games badges', complete set [20] plus the two scarce error badges for Gary Chapman & Dave Stephens. (Total: 22). Only the second complete set we have offered.
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