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Disability Sport & Recreation VictoriaStickers, Stickers and sheets from first Commonwealth Paraplegic Games, Perth 1962, 1962
... Stickers and sheets from first Commonwealth Paraplegic...Commonwealth Paraplegic Games...The 1962 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games, held in Perth, were... Collingwood The 1962 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games, held in Perth ...The 1962 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games, held in Perth, were the first edition of the Commonwealth Paraplegic Games.Approximately 100 stickers, both loose and attached in original sheets.Red image and text, in white/cream background. Drawing of a male wheelchair athlete throwing a javelin, in front of an Australian flag. Text underneath: FIRST COMMONWEALTH PARALYMPIC GAMES. Perth. 10-17 November 1962commonwealth paraplegic games, disabled sports, wheelchair sport, 1962 commonwealth paraplegic games, perth -
Disability Sport & Recreation VictoriaID card, Kevin Coombs photo ID, 1980 Paraympic Games in Arnhem, The Netherlands, 1980
... wheelchair basketball team at the 1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games... wheelchair basketball team at the 1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games ...Kevin Coombs, OAM (born 30 May 1941) is an Australian wheelchair basketballer and athlete who competed at five Paralympics including the first Paralympic Games in 1960. He was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia. Coombs was part of the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team at the 1960 Rome, 1968 Tel Aviv, 1972 Heidelberg, 1980 Arnhem and 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Paralympics. He served as coach/captain at the 1972 games and as captain at the 1984 games. He also participated in athletics events at the 1968 and 1972 Paralympics. He captained the silver-medal-winning Australian wheelchair basketball team at the 1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games in Dunedin, led the Australian team in gold medal performances at the 1977 and 1982 FESPIC Games, captained the team at the 1977 Silver Jubilee Games, and played in the 1983 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship.[10][11] The 1980 Summer Paralympics were held in Arhmen, in The Netherlands, the sixth edition of the event.Plastic card, containing orange cardboard ID card, with photo inset.Front: Logos of 1980 Paralympics and Paralympic mascots (in Dutch) Olympische Spelen voor Gehandicapten 21 juni-5-juli Reverse: very degraded portrait photo of Kevin Coombs Nation - AUSTRALIA Name:- Coumbs Classification - 4 Startnr - 0087 Points 2 -
Disability Sport & Recreation Victoria
Minutes, Minutes of Executive Meeting - Paraplegic Association of Victoria 05/12/1962, December 5th 1962
Contains information on the following activities related to the Paraplegic Association of Victoria - Fundraising and social events - Visit of Ludvig Guttmann - Notes from Perth Commonwealth Games for the Disabled - Notes from sub-committees dealing with employment, pensions, and other advocacy projects and promotion of the organisation. - a brief financial report - details of the organisation's recent correspondence -Four sheets containing four pages (single-sided), held together with a very loose rusty staple in the top left-hand corner.
