Series 1: Baseball films (1950-1965?)
5 silent, colour reels of 8mm film containing footage relating to Queensland baseball in the late 1950s, early 1960s. The footage was filmed by Stan Holloway.
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Items in this series:
Film 1 - 'Qld team in Sydney'
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Standard 8mm Reversal positive (Approx. 130 feet)
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Film 2 - ‘Sandgate, 1959(?) , SA vs. Qld, NSW vs. Qld (1959?)
Film initially shows footage shot in Queensland (likely Sandgate) showing the Queensland team in uniform, game footage, warm-ups and team practise, baseball identities and trophy presentations. At timecode 5:04 a title reads 'Claxton Series, Melbourne, 1959’ followed by footage of interstate games played in Melbourne.
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Standard 8mm. Reversal positive (Approx.330 feet )
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Film 3 - ‘Cairns(?), Qld vs. Navy’ (1959)
Compiles footage from various Queensland locations showing baseball warm-ups, training and demonstrations; scenes of crowds and onlookers, and candid footage of players.
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Standard 8mm. Reversal positive (Approx. 340 feet)
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Film 4 - ‘Baseball 1960’ (1960)
Film has a titled page reading ‘Claxton Series, Sydney, 1960’. It mostly shows footage of interstate baseball games involving the Queensland team and crowds as well as some tourist footage of Sydney.
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Standard 8mm. Reversal positive (Approx. 450 feet)
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Film 5 - ‘Qld team in Perth’
Film shows members of the Queensland team boarding a train at Port Pirie, S.A. en route to Perth as well as a rest stop at Cook, S.A.; tourist footage in and around Perth; and footage of baseball matches.
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Standard 8mm. Reversal positive (Approx. 500 feet)