Letter from Les Harley to his siblings, August 1936
Object Type
Documents and books/Document/Letter
Date Used
21 Aug 1936-15 Sep 1936
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Object Detail
Brief Description
A letter written by Australian boxer, Les Harley, whilst sailing back to Australia with the Australian Olympic team, after competing in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. Letter covers three weeks of sailing, on the P&O S.S. 'Mooltan', from London to Fremantle, via Gibraltar, Tangiers (Morocco), Marseilles (France), Malta, Port Said (Egypt), Aden (Yemen), Bombay (India), and Colombo (Ceylon/Sri Lanka).
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 262 W: 206 D: 1mm (H: 10 5/16 W: 8 1/8 D: 1/16")
Associated Event
Date Used
21 Aug 1936-15 Sep 1936
Location
In storage
Registration No
1990.2245.2.2
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by Mr Les Harley.
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