Book, "Looking at Sport"
Object Type
Documents and books/Book
Date Used
1956
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Object Detail
Brief Description
A 48-page, magazine style book, entitled LOOKING AT SPORT/WITH NEPTUNE OIL CO. PTY. LTD., continuing on the back with XVI OLYMPIAD/MELBOURNE - AUSTRALIA/1956/... Cover design features a stylised illustration of a male youth surrounded by equipment used in various sports. The Olympic emblem a flaming torch, and map of Australia feature on the back. Contents comprise of essays regarding all the popular sports in Australia, supported by comic cartoons. A record of all medallists in all sports from all past Modern Olympics feature, as well as a section dedicated to the inscribing of medallists from the upcoming 1956 Games.
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 266 W: 203 D: 4mm (H: 10 1/2 W: 8 D: 3/16")
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Associated Person
Date Used
1956
Location
In storage
Registration No
1987.1821.19
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by Alwyn M Harbott
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