b'82670Lake Wendouree Olympic Village commandant F.H. Christisons original personal blazer pocket patch, embroidered with the Olympic rings and text Olympic Village 1956 - Commandant - Ballarat, together with his flat cap with embroidered USA Team Olympic logo, and his hat ribbon with embroidered Olympic rings. (3 items)Provenance: The Frederick Hay Christison Collection .$300500671679671Ballarat Olympic Village commandant F.H. Christisons personal Melbourne 1956 Olympic Official pin badge, in oxidised silver with blue enamelled border and enamelled Olympic rings, torch, and map of Australia; stamped 3835 on reverse, manufactured by K.C. Luke (Melbourne), dimensions 51 x 30 mm, weight 20 grams.Provenance: The Frederick Hay Christison Collection .$200300672PIN BADGES: Collection of twenty-nine pins (some in their original boxes) gathered during the 1956 Olympics by Ballarat Olympic Village commandant F.H. Christison; countries present include Australia, New Zealand, Austria, France, Hungary, Japan, Poland, Romania, Sweden, USA, USSR, and others.Provenance: The Frederick Hay Christison Collection .$300400673BALLARAT OLYMPIC VILLAGE: Rare group of ephemera preserved by the Villages commandant F.H. Christison, comprising 1956 Information Booklet - Olympic Village Ballarat, XVIth Olympiad - Rowing And Canoeing Events - Ballaarat, 1956 official rowing programmes (23rd and 27th November), and 1956 official canoeing programme (30th November - 1st December). (5 items)Provenance: The Frederick Hay Christison Collection .$150200674A scrapbook containing a large quantity of mainly newspaper cuttings documenting the preparations in Ballarat for the 1956 Olympic Games, as well as the actual fortnight of the Games; overall 27.5 x 38.5cm.Provenance: The Frederick Hay Christison Collection .$100200675An archive of ephemera from Frederick Hay Christisons time as Commandant of the Ballarat Olympic Village, including a copy of the speech given by the mayor of Ballarat to welcome the athletes to the Village, a certificate of appreciation to Christison from the Norwegian Olympic Committee, a bamboo & paper fan signed by members of the Japanese rowing team, many letters (several on various Olympic committees letterheads), invitations, business cards passed on by individuals from foreign delegations (chiefly Japanese), two photographs of the Villages characteristic Nissen huts, a booklet titled Housing And Catering Directorate - Operation Get Set - Olympic Village, and much else besides. (qty.)Provenance: The Frederick Hay Christison Collection .$400600676A group of 1956 Melbourne Olympics ephemera, including a rare Pan American Airways luggage tag with text XVIth Olympic Games - Melbourne, Australia, official programmes, pamphlets, a bank cheque, and other items. (12 items)Provenance: The Frederick Hay Christison Collection .$200300677A group of 1956 Melbourne Olympics ephemera, including tickets, staff pass out, official programmes, pamphlets, first day covers, and other items. (20+ items)Provenance: The Frederick Hay Christison Collection .$150200678OPENING CEREMONY: Bilingual programme titled Olympic Games Melbourne 1956 - Instructions and Programme for Participants - Opening Ceremony - Thursday, November 22nd, 1956 - Stadium - Melbourne.Provenance: The Frederick Hay Christison Collection .$1502006791957 AUCTION SALE - OLYMPIC VILLAGE HEIDELBERG: Auction catalogue with Olympic rings logo on cover, detailing the lots to be auctioned off on the 4th and 5th of April 1957, being the contents and in some cases the actual temporary buildings of the Village; 21.5 x 14cm. The only example known to us.Provenance: The Frederick Hay Christison Collection .$150200'