Newspaper clippings related to 1956 Olympic Games

Object Type
Documents and books/Document/Newspaper/Clipping
Date Used
07 Jan 1955
27 Dec 1952
06 Apr 1954
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Object Detail

Brief Description
Four newspaper articles, two from "The Sporting Globe", one from the "Sydney Morning Herald". One article reports on the Davis Cup, Adelaide, the other three focus on aspects of the 1956 Olympics such as numbers of athletes, the Olympic Village site and Mr D Chipp's appointment as Organizing Secretary of the Olympic Civic Committee.
Museum
Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum
Measurements
H: 123 W: 67 D: 1mm (H: 4 13/16 W: 2 5/8 D: 1/16")
H: 130 W: 139 D: 1mm (H: 5 1/8 W: 5 1/2 D: 1/16")
H: 266 W: 180 D: 1mm (H: 10 1/2 W: 7 1/16 D: 1/16")
H: 159 W: 135 D: 1mm (H: 6 1/4 W: 5 5/16 D: 1/16")
Media/Materials
Paper
Ink
Associated Event
Olympic Games 1956; 1956; Melbourne, Victoria
Davis Cup 1952
Associated Person
Date Used
07 Jan 1955
27 Dec 1952
06 Apr 1954
Location
In storage
Registration No
1987.1627.258.31
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by George Moir

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