AUSTRALIAN SPORT The British Empire and Commonwealth Games 680 1930 1st BRITISH EMPIRE GAMES IN HAMILTON, Official’s badge enamelled with "Official/British Empire & Commonwealth Games/ Hamilton, Canada/1930", with blue ribbon, 33x45mm, in original presentation box. Australia has been the leading medal-winning country or state at 13 of the 21 British Empire & Commonwealth Games. (Compared with England 7 and Canada 1). Australia first competed at the Games, then titled the British Empire Games, in 1930; and is one of only six countries to have sent athletes to every Commonwealth Games. The others are Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland, and Wales. Six of the 21 games have been hosted by Australia, with the city of Gold Coast hosting the 2018 Commonwealth Games. 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. $200–300 681 1930 1st BRITISH EMPIRE GAMES IN HAMILTON, Official’s badge with yellow ribbon "CANOEING", 28x33mm. $200–300 ❖ 682 1930 1st BRITISH EMPIRE GAMES IN HAMILTON, Competitor’s badge enamelled with "Competitor/British Empire & Commonwealth Games/ Hamilton, Canada/1930", yellow ribbon, 32mm diameter. Ex Harry Brittain Fry, a Canadian rower who also competed in the 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics. $200–300 ❖ 683 1934 2nd BRITISH EMPIRE GAMES IN LONDON, Participation Medal "British Empire Games/London/1934", bronze, 44mm diameter, in original presentation case. Australia came 3rd in the medal tally at the London Games with 8 Gold, 4 Silver & 2 Bronze. The gold medallists were Jack Medcalfe (Athletics), Len Cook (Boxing), Duncan Gray (Cycling), Noel Ryan (2 golds in Swimming), Claire Dennis (Swimming - Australia’s first female British Empire Games gold medallist), Dick Garrard & John Knight (wrestling). $200–300 684 1934 2nd BRITISH EMPIRE GAMES IN LONDON, Competitor’s badge "Competitor/British Empire Games/1934", 29x40mm, with red, white & blue ribbon. $100–150 ❖ 685 1934 2nd BRITISH EMPIRE GAMES IN LONDON, Team Manager’s badge, red cardboard with "Team Manager/British Empire Games/4th August 1934", 48mm diameter. $100–150 ❖ 686 1934 2nd BRITISH EMPIRE GAMES IN LONDON, Official’s badge "Official/Amateur Boxing Association/British Empire Games 1934", 27mm diameter, with light blue ribbon. $100–150 ❖ 687 1934 2nd BRITISH EMPIRE GAMES IN LONDON, Competitor’s badge "Competitor/Amateur Boxing Association/British Empire Games 1934", 27mm diameter, with dark blue ribbon. $150–200 ❖ 683 680 105