1956 Melbourne Olympics Autograph Book with Numerous Signatures
1956 Melbourne Olympics: autograph book containing numerous signatures of competitors at 1956 Melbourne Olympics including Australians: Betty Cuthbert (bold autograph, Golds 100m, 200m & 400m Relay), Kevin Gosper (silver 400m Relay), Dick Garrard (silver, 1948 London) Australia's most successful sports wrestler, not beaten in a match in Australia for 25 years, between 1930 and 1956); USA: Bobby Morrow (Golds 100m, 200m & 100m Relay), Joel Shankle 110m Hurdles (bronze), Willye white (silver long Jump, five-time Olympian who also won silver for 100m Relay at Tokyo), Roger Rouse (boxing) who later turned professional and twice fought for world light Heavyweight title (losing to Dick tiger & Bob Foster); South Africa: Jeanette 'Toy' Myburgh (swimming); other athletes from Brazil, Colombia France, Gb, Germany, India, Japan, Pakistan, etc; (80 approx)
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- Bronze - An alloy of copper and tin, traditionally in the proportions of about 9 parts of copper to 1 part of tin.
The discovery of bronze in Western Asia in the 4th century enabled people to create metal objects which were superior to those previoulsy possible because of its strength and hardness, and it has been used throughout the world for weapons, coins, tools, statuary and other decorative items.
It is very fluid in a molten state, and its hardness, strength when set, and non-corrosive properties makes it most suitable for casting sculpture.
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- Olympic Games memorabilia - autographs and signatures 147
- Olympic Games memorabilia, by city
