Historical information

Shirt worn by Bob Gardiner; volunteer at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Significance

Part of the uniform worn by Bob Gardiner, a volunteer at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Bob was a Silver Medalist at the 1970 Edinburgh Commonwealth Games and is also a member of this Historical Society

Physical description

Male shirt with collar and zip-up neck. Green panel on shoulder; pale blue panels down front and back. Embroidered on left front, 'Melbourne 2006' and bird logo. Red embroidered Toyota on right front. The back is stamped, 'Melbourne 2006'. Short sleeves are embroidered with 'Victoria the place to be' and 'Red hard yakka', and piped in green. Coat of arms and 'Australian Government' also stamped on sleeve.|See also NA3802 - hat

Inscriptions & markings

Toyota