Historic Australia

1956 Olympic Games. Torch Relay, Cairns to Melbourne. [Little Gin Creek] photo by J Fitzpatrick

Australian swimmer Murray Rose is the target of a pillow fight from team mates Ron Faulds, Barry Holmes and Frank Murphy, Melbourne, 1956

taken by Howard, Bruce, 1936-

Mounted policeman dismounted holding his horse’s reins while bottlefeeding a baby on a picnic rug, Olympic Games, Melbourne, 22 November 1956

Howard, Bruce, 1936-

Dana Zatopek (right) spoon feeds breakfast cereal to Olga Fikitova [i.e. Fikotova]of Czechoslovakia who won the women’s discus throw at the Olympic Games, Heidelberg village, Melbourne, Victoria 1956

Three competitors, including numbers 1 Ted Alsopp and 2 Ron Crawford of Australia and an American wearing glasses, in the 20 kilometres road walk, Olympic Games, Melbourne, 28 November 1956