Murray Rose's Olympic Gold Medal Diploma
Murray Rose's gold medal diploma, with 'Diploma, Olympic Games Melbourne 1956/ First, Swimming - 400 M. Free Style, M.Rose'. Minor smoke staining.
Murray Rose's Olympic Blazer
Murray Rose's Olympics blazer with Australian coat of arms, Olympic rings & 'Olympic Games 1956' embroidered on on pocket, made later to wear to Olympic Events
Ballarat Invitation Book for 1956 Melbourne Olympics
1956 Melbourne Olympics - Ballarat Invitation Book: 'City of Ballaarat, Olympic Rowing, 1956. An Invitation - Rowing 1956' [Ballarat, 1950]. Very scarce.
1956 Olympic Games Badges Complete Set with Errors
1956 Lux & Lifebuoy soap '1956 Olympic Games badges', complete set [20] plus the two scarce error badges for Gary Chapman & Dave Stephens
Melbourne Olympics Silk Scarf Collection - 10 Designs
1956 Melbourne Olympics: Collection of ladies silk scarves, range of designs and sizes. Beautiful group. (Qty 10)
Pacific Flyers Autograph Book with Notable Signatures
A leather-bound 'Address & Telephone Number Book' with mss dedication 'Presented to Major S. Barclay by Old Boys of Albert Park State School.....June 23rd, 1928'. Partly used as an autograph book, the first page is headed 'Pacific Flyers' and features the…
1956 Melbourne Olympics: MCG and Australian Athletic Team Photographs
1956 Melbourne Olympics: Photograph of MCG during Opening Ceremony with 5 signatures including John Landy, Merv Lincoln, Ian Browne & Judy Patching; plus large reprinted black and white photograph 'Australian Athletic Team, Olympic Games - Melbourne 1956'…
1956 Olympics VIC Car Plate with Coloured Rings (Good Condition)
Car number plate: Olympics car number plate, with '1956' at top, 'VIC' at left, Olympic rings in colour and number '208'. Good condition
Melbourne's 1956 Olympic Bid Proposal with Artist Impressions
1956 Melbourne Olympic Bid document, C.1949, made in conjuction with 'The Melbourne invitation Committee in soliciting for Melbourne the honour of being the venue for the XVI Olympiad'., contains artist impressions of proposed- however unrealised- stadium…
Pair of Rare 1956 Olympics Car Number Plates
Car Number Plates: Pair of Olympics car Number Plates, with '1956' at top, 'VIC' at left, Olympic rings in colour and number '316'. Good condition (some wear & repainted) - extremely rare in pairs
Melbourne Olympics Ephemera & Sports Magazine Collection
1956 Melbourne Olympics: Ephemera group (25 items) with brochures, guides, maps (3 different), serviettes (2), 'Melbourne - the Olympic City' folders of drawings by Harry Hudson (3), 'Wardrop' clothing box; also collection of 1948-96 sports/olympics…
1956 Melbourne Olympics Memorabilia Collection
1956 Melbourne Olympics: Collection including programmes (16); plus Athletic Trials (3) & Swimming Trials (3); tickets (22) & folders (8); postcards (6) & Esko Cards (20); books (6) including 'Official Report'; pennants (4) including Australian Rules…
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 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…
Melbourne Olympics Souvenir Card Set (60)
1956 Melbourne Olympics: 'Olympic Games Souvenir Card' x 60, showing view of MCG & 'XVIth Olympiad'. (Qty 60)
1956 Melbourne Olympics Souvenir Figurines in Tin
1956 Melbourne Olympics: Collection of small figurines (14) sold as souvenirs, including athletes (2), torch runner (2), javelin, discus throw (3), swimming (2), boxing (2), fencing & weightlifting. Each on a small stand with 'Olympic Games/1956 -…
Murray Rose's Greatest Olympian Trophy
Murray Rose's trophy, 'The Greatest Australian Male Olympian, Murray Rose, November 1983'. Designed by Grunwald design group, crafted by Techshape, Melbourne.
Peter Norman's 1968 Olympics Kitbag with Historical Significance
Peter Norman's 1968 Mexico Olympics Australian Team Kitbag made for Melbourne Sports Depot for the Olympic team, held Norman's running shoes, shorts & singlet. The singlet was purchased in February 2016 by the National Museum of Australia. Peter Norman…
1964 Tokyo Olympics Torch: Symbol of Post-War Japan's Triumph
1964 Tokyo Olympics Official torch, used in the torch relay. Manufactured by Nippon Light Metal Co., the bowl is engraved 'XVII Olympiad Tokyo 1964' with a set of Olympic rings, and the lower portion of the cylinder bears the Tokyo Games logo and reads…
Melbourne Olympiad Life Membership Torch Award
1956 Melbourne Olympiad Life Membership award in form of Olympic torch, with engraved dedication, awarded 1977. On wood base. Height 44 cm, total.
1956 Melbourne Olympic Torch
Original 1956 Melbourne Olympic Torch. Aluminium alloy flared body, with three sets of reticulated Olympic rings and 'XVI Olympiad 1956: Olympia Melbourne' in relief to circumference. Height 41 cm not including stand. Literature: image supplied, Bert…
1956 Melbourne Olympic Torch
1956 Melbourne Olympic Torch, metal, 41 cm tall, legend around top 'XVI Olympiad 1956: Olympia - Melbourne'
Melbourne 1956 Olympic Torch
1956 Melbourne Olympic Games Torch, aluminium alloy, designed by Ralph Lavers., 41 cm high, 14.2 cm diameter
1956 Olympic Torch on Wooden Stand
1956 Olympic Torch, aluminium, with legend around top 'XVI Olympiad 1956: Olympia - Melbourne', mounted on wooden stand, overall 46 cm tall
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…
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…
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