1956 Melbourne Olympics Autograph Book with 250 Signatures
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1956 Melbourne Olympics: well-filled autograph book with lots of signatures of Melbourne Olympics competitors including Australians: John Landy (bronze 1500m, awarded 'Finest sporting Moment of the Century' in 1999 for assisting a fallen Ron Clarke in a 1500m race, then going on to win the race), Lorraine Crapp (gold 400m Freestsyle & 4 x 100m Freestyle, silver 100m Freestyle), Neville Sayers (pentathlon), Ron Crawford (20 & 50km Walk, triple Olympian), John Goodman (400m), Nancy Borwick (long Jump), Maxie Carlos (boxing); competitors from many other countries including Gb, Brazil Burma, china, Ethiopia, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Malaya, Pakistan, USSR; approximately 250 signatures in total which is sure to include other medal winners.
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- Bronze - An alloy of copper and tin, traditionally in the proportions of about 9 parts of copper to 1 part of tin.
The discovery of bronze in Western Asia in the 4th century enabled people to create metal objects which were superior to those previoulsy possible because of its strength and hardness, and it has been used throughout the world for weapons, coins, tools, statuary and other decorative items.
It is very fluid in a molten state, and its hardness, strength when set, and non-corrosive properties makes it most suitable for casting sculpture.
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