| Call Number |
BA2779 |
| Physical description |
1 online resource (9 photographs) : digital, jpeg files, black and white. |
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2 photographs : black and white ; 21 x 25 cm. or smaller |
| Notes |
Title devised by cataloguer. |
| Rights advisory |
These images are for personal use only. To publish or display them, contact the State Library of Western Australia. |
| Associated with |
Associated with archival material listed at MN 3170 (First Commonwealth Paraplegic Games, Perth, Western Australia, 1962 records) in the Private Archives, State Library of Western Australia. |
| Biography/history |
The First Commonwealth Paraplegic Games were held in Perth, Western Australia from 10 to 17 November 1962. These Games preceded the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games which were held in Perth from 22 November to 1 December of that year. The Commonwealth Paraplegic Games were conceived by Dr George Bedbrook after Perth won the right to host the Commonwealth Games. Great support was received from the Royal Perth Hospital, a leading spinal rehabilitation centre in Australia. These games raised the profile of paraplegic (spinal cord and polio) athletes in Australia, particularly Western Australia. |
| Subjects |
Commonwealth Paraplegic Games (1st : 1962 : Claremont, W.A.) -- Photographs.
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Paraplegics -- Western Australia -- Photographs.
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Sports for people with disabilities -- Western Australia -- Photographs.
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Wheelchair sports -- Western Australia -- Photographs.
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Dodd, Lorraine, 1944-2004 -- Photographs.
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Bedbrook, George M., Sir, 1921-1991 -- Photographs.
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