Postcard from Margaret Healy to Shirley Strickland, 25 Nov 1956

Object Type
Documents and books/Document/Card/Postcard
Date Used
1956
25 Nov 1956
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Brief Description
Postcard, with "1956/ OLYMPIAD/ MELBOURNE. AUSTRALIA" printed on the front, with a black silhouette of a leaping Aboriginal figure with a spear on a light orange background, with a brown 'Aboriginal design' border around it. Handwritten inscription on reverse of card is very faded, reads "All the very best/ Shirley! Returning/ home Monday 26th/ Regards,/ Margaret Healy". Addressed to Shirley Strickland at the Olympic Village in Heidelberg.
Museum
Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum
Measurements
H: 94 W: 138mm (H: 3 11/16 W: 5 7/16")
Media/Materials
Card
Ink
Associated Event
Olympic Games 1956; 1956; Melbourne, Victoria
Associated Person
Date Used
1956
25 Nov 1956
Location
In storage
Registration No
2003.3903.1195
Credit Line
Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by a private collector.

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