b'14610091956 MELBOURNE OLYMPICS: A collection including two autograph books with numerous signatures, Official Programmes for Athletics (7), Association Football Quarter Finals, Basketball (2), Boxing (1), Swimming (4), Weightlifting (1), and Free Style Wrestling (1); a number of used tickets (some stuck down in an album), Olympic matchbox labels, swap cards, some original photos, an official guide, a souvenir map, an Opening Ceremony programme, etc$50060010101956 Melbourne, XVI Summer Olympics OFFICIAL PARTICIPATION MEDAL, in bronze. (65mm), VG condition. $200300Ex 101310111011THE LORD MAYOR, SIR FRANK SELLECKS 1956 OLYMPICS BLAZER:As mayor of the host city, and as an active member of the organizing committee, Sir Frank Selleck was presented with this blazer to wear on official occasions in the lead-up and during the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne; his name and the date of delivery (31/10/56) are typed on the label affixed inside the pocket; the 5-coloured Olympic rings are sewn to the front of the pocket patch. Superb condition and unique.In 1949 Selleck was elected to the Melbourne City Council. He improved its management practices and chaired a committee which recommended ways to achieve economies and raise additional revenue. On 30 August 1954 he was elected Lord Mayor. He held that office for three, consecutive, one-year terms. The third term was unexpected: councillors had intended that Sir Frank Beaurepaire would be Lord Mayor during the Olympic Games, but he died in May 1956. Selleck presided over the redevelopment of the city centre, including the neglected sites of the Eastern and Western markets. Recognizing the potential of postwar Melbourne, he advocated increased loans as a means of providing municipal infrastructure, taking advantage of the Olympic Games and the attendant publicity to successfully promote the city. .$50075010121956 OLYMPICS: Twenty-seven individually signed photographs of Betty Cuthbert winning the gold medal for the 100m sprint at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics; each 16 x 21cm. (27) .$50060010131956 OLYMPICS: Forty-two individually signed photographs of Shirley Strickland winning the gold medal for the 80m hurdle at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics; each 16 x 21cm. (42)In winning this gold medal, Strickland became the first Australian to successfully defend the gold medal she had won at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. $60080010141956 OLYMPICS: An autograph book containing many pages of autographs including Australians Geoff Jameson (Wrestling), Glen Jobson (Hockey), Brian Booth (Hockey), Billy Griffiths (boxing) plus many foreign hockey players, boxers and other athletes. Later pages include some Australian footballers, media personalities etc. $200300'