City of Greater Bendigo - Civic Collection
Booklet, D.W. Paterson Co Pty Ltd, 1956 Olympic Games Results and Records, 1956 / 57
Held in Melbourne from the 22nd November to 8th December, the 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad or the Melbourne Olympics were the first held outside of Europe or the USA. This booklet published the results from all the events and includes an overview of the Games on page 2. Australia won 13 gold medals and tallied third overall. A5 size illustrated booklet publishing the winning results from the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.16 pages, printed with yellow and green ink. Front cover depicts the MCG. Stapled at spine.
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