Magazine, "Looking at sport with Neptune Oil Co Pty Ltd" c1956
Object Type
Documents and books/Book/Magazine
Date Used
1956
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Object Detail
Brief Description
A 48-page (cover exclusive) souvenir magazine. Cover features a graphic design of a young boy carrying an assortment of sporting gear. Title: 'LOOKING AT SPORT/WITH NEPTUNE OIL CO. PTY. LTD.' The back cover features a design incorporating a map of Australia, the Olympic Flag, and a flaming torch. Text, in part: 'XVI OLYMPIAD/MELBOURNE - AUSTRALIA/1956/...' Contents include: an article on Australian geography and indigenous culture; histories of all the major sports played in Australia; and, an in-depth programme for the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 265 W: 203 D: 4mm (H: 10 7/16 W: 8 D: 3/16")
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Associated Person
Date Used
1956
Location
In storage
Registration No
1992.2621.8
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by J Snell.
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