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The torch for the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, Town Hall, George Street Sydney, 1956

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Unique IDA-01203174SeriesDonations to CouncilDate18th November 1956Date qualifierexactFormatPhotograph - SlideDescriptionBefore the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, a relay of 1800 runners carried the torch - a German miners safety lamp - from Cairns down the east coast to Melbourne. When it was due in Sydney Peter Fischer, a keen photographer who had a large flash unit, managed to position himself on the Town Hall steps, behind Lord Mayor Patrick Darcy Hills.
This is one of a series of 11 images donated by Peter. This photograph shows an unidentified dignitary holding the torch. Peter also managed to obtain photos of the crowd of 30,000 people jammed into the square and the dummy torch (a flaming jam tin on a stick), carried by university students, who ran in to hoax the Lord Mayor just before the Olympic torch arrived. LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Author/creatorPhotographer: Peter FischerDigitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Street number483Street nameGeorge Street typeStreetSuburbSydneyPostcode2000StateNew South WalesCountryAustralia

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Extant buildingYesBuilding nameSydney Town Hall

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Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)Public access noteWhen using this image please acknowledge the photographer Peter Fischer and that it is provided courtesy of the City of Sydney Archives.

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Authenticity & integrityThis photograph was donated. The donor provided information to the City Archives when this collection was acquired. It has formed the basis of the descriptive information added by City of Sydney staff.

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The torch for the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, Town Hall, George Street Sydney, 1956

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