Norah Morison, pictorial material, 1928-1962

PXE 1244

fonds

1928-1962

Graphic Materials, Photographs, Ephemera

909635

1 box (18 folders, 136 photographs - ephemera): black & white; various sizes.

Norah Morison was from New South Wales and was the women's Sporting Official for swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics Games as well as the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.

Mrs. Morison also played a part in the green and gold colours for Australia's sporting teams -

"The parade dress for the Olympics and Commonwealth
Games from 1928 until 1948 had mostly consisted of a
white blouse and grey skirt. Two officials Norah Morison
and Nell Gould, enlisted the help of Doris Magee to try and
change and brighten the uniform. They submitted a gold
coloured uniform to the Australian Olympic Federation for
consideration. Eventually the uniform was changed and the
team received a tremendous ovation at the 1960 Olympics".

Cited from the 2001-2002 Annual Report, Athletics Australia, p.48
https://secure.ausport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/86480/Athletics_Australia_2001-2002.pdf

This pictorial material of photographs is of Australian swimmers, diving, and water polo players. Sporting events covered are: 1956 and 1960 Olympics; 1954 and 1962 Empire Games; National Swimming Championships in Canberra 1957, and Hobart 1959. Swimming events in Townsville 1952, and towns in New South Wales for Young, Tamworth, Armidale and West Maitland.

There are several portraits of the 1956 Australian Olympic Swimming Team and award and medal ceremonies.

Pictures have captions, names and dates written on verso of each image. Dates range from 1928 to 1962.

Photographs have been chronologically grouped into 17 folders.

There is also a folder of ephemera items including:

2 tickets for the West Melbourne Stadium, 5 outer ringside, Row A, seat 59 and 60. Dec. 7, 1956. XVIth 1956 Olympiad, Melbourne, November 22-December 8, 1956. Colour pink. Ground plan on back of ticket.

1 ticket for the Main Stadium, Melbourne Cricket Ground. D6, Row E, Seat 12. Dec. 8 1956. XVIth 1956 Olympiad, Melbourne, November 22-December 8, 1956. Colour light tan. 2.15 p.m. Football-Soccer and Closing Ceremony. Ground plan on back of ticket.

1 invitation ticket for the Seventh Games of the British Commonwealth of Nations in Perth, Western Australia. November 22-December 1, 1962. Colour image of a Perth beach.

3 newspaper clippings. 'That baby', birth of a baby girl for Marjorie Jackson. A clipping on Dawn Fraser and her 100 metre freestyle gold medal in Rome 1960. Newspaper cartoon "We're checking on souvenir hunters, sir - open up the boot, please". (Olympic Games, Melb. 1956)

Amateur Swimming Union of Australia, Dinner to members of the Bureau of the Federation Internationale de Natation Amateur. Mural Hall, Myer Emporium Ltd., Bourke Street, Melbourne. Monday November 26, 1956. The folder has been signed by attendees of the dinner.

1 set of Olympic rings made of cardboard.

Business card for Capital J. Plan Printing and Photographic Co Pty Limited. John Edwards, Director. Canberra ACT.

Copyright status:: In copyright - Photographs created after 1955
Out of copyright: Photographs created before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and courtesy Norah Morison

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