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1912 Stockholm, v Summer Olympics: 1912 Australian & New…
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Melbourne
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29-Mar-2007
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1912 Stockholm, v Summer Olympics: 1912 Australian & New Zealand Olympic Teams: (in 1912 Australia & New Zealand combined as Australasia, sending 24 athletes & 4 officials, and bringing back 2 gold, 2 silver & 2 bronze medals). Book titled 'A voyage with the Mails, Australia - great Britain' (London, 1911), with Autographs page containing 41 signatures, including 19 members of the 1912 Olympic Team - gold medal 4 x 200m Swim Team - Les Boardman, Cecil Healy, William Longworth & Harold Hardwick; athletes - Claude Ross, George Hill, Stuart Poulter & William Murray; sculler Cecil McVilly; Eights crew - John Ryrie, Simon Fraser, Thomas Parker, Henry Hauenstein, Sidney Middleton, Harry Ross-Boden, Roger Fitzhardinge (stroke) & Robert Waley (cox); managers Vicary Horniman & A. Hill. Also tucked in the book are two plates of the RMS 'Osterley'. Couple minor tone spots, though extremely rare
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Memorabilia: Sporting - Olympics and Other Games