1930 British Empire Games Participation Medal and Photograph Album
1930 British Empire Games, Hamilton, Canada, a bronze and enamel participation medal in the maker's presentation box (Klein & Binkley, Hamilton, Can.); the oval shaped medal 15.35 in. x 19.69 in. Accompanied by a small annotated photograph album 'To E.J. Holt, Souvenir of the British Empire Games, Hamilton (Ont.) Canada, August 1930'. E.J.H. Holt was Honorary Secretary of the A.A.A. and in 1938 became Honorary Secretary of the I.A.A.F. Australian athletes won a total of 8 medals at the 1930 Games - 3 Gold, 4 Silver & 1 bronze; coming 5th overall. The Gold medallists were Bobby Pearce - Rowing Men's Singles Sculls; Noel Ryan - Swimming Men's 440 yards Freestyle; & Noel Ryan - Swimming Men's 1500 yards Freestyle. Pearce also won gold at the 1928 & 1932 Olympics. It is interesting to note that women only competed at these Games in the aquatic events.
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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.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- British Empire Games - memorabilia 62
- Olympic Games memorabilia - medals and badges 215
- Olympic Games memorabilia, by city
- Olympics Games - souvenirs 33
