Summary
Single ticket to the Olympic Park Swimming Stadium on Monday 3 December, 1956, for the evening swimming events. Seats were allocated for the event; this one was in block B, row Q, seat 2. It cost £3'4'-.
The Games of the XVI Olympiad were held in Melbourne and Ballarat from 22 November to 8 December 1956. Participants competed in 17 sports: athletics, basketball, fencing, soccer, modern pentathlon, weight-lifting, boxing, hockey, yachting, shooting, rowing, swimming, wrestling, cycling, gymnastics, canoeing, and demonstrations.
This ticket belonged to Pamela Enright who attended three Olympic events: athletics at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 28 November, and cycling and the swimming at Olympic Park on 3 December. Pamela Enright kept the programmes for each event, as well as a 'Results and Records' booklet printed at the completion of the games.
Physical Description
Rectangular paper ticket, printed on the obverse in grey-green, cerise and black ink with an image of a swimmer diving across an image of Australia, the Olympic flame, seat and event information, and a clock with hands pointing to 7.30 pm. Printed on the back of the ticket are conditions of purchase, and a map of the swimming stadium.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Ms Francesca Reddington, 31 Jan 2014
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Place & Date of Event
Olympic Park, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 Dec 1956
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Inscriptions
Printed on obverse: OLYMPIC PARK SWIMMING STADIUM; B/ ROW SEAT/ Q 2; Dec. 3/ 1956/ £3'4'-/ INC. TAX; XVIth 1956/ XVI OLYMPIAD, MELBOURNE/ NOVEMBER 22-DECEMBER 8, 1956; SWIMMING/ STADIUM/ MONDAY/ DECEMBER 3, 1956; EVENING; SWIMMING
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Overall Dimensions
155 mm (Width), 90 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Olympic Games: Melbourne, 1956, Tickets, Swimming, Sport, Souvenirs