Summary

Poster promoting Aboriginal athletes produced as part of Victoria's sesquicentenary celebrations. Photographs depict the following Aboriginal sportsmen and women clockwise on left page of album: boxer Lionel Rose; cricketer Sampson Barber; Victorian State VFL team, Perth,1920s; Victorian Interstate Carnival Winners 1974, Glenda Charles, Victorian Netball Team and Mike Dobson, Captain Victorian Aboriginal Football Team. Clockwise on right page of album include: the Sands Brothers, boxers, 1948; Lake Tyers Football Team, 1930s; tennis player Evonne Goolagong-Cawley; footballer Maurice Rioli, Richmond Football Team, 1983.

Physical Description

Colour ink on paper. Title: 'Aborigines in Sport'. Design features a drawing of a photograph album with a collection of captioned, black and white photographs; brown background with decorative band along right edge. Logo: 'Victoria 150. Growing together 1984-5'.

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