Torch bearer, Olympic torch relay, Pomona, November 1956

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TitleTorch bearer, Olympic torch relay, Pomona, November 1956Additional InformationLocal torch bearers included Phil Cave and Darrel Rose.

The Olympic flame was flown 17000 kilometres from Athens to Australia in a special miners' safety lamp. The torch was then carried by around 2750 torch bearers from Cairns to Melbourne, with each torch bearer covering one mile. The relay took 15 days with the torch arriving in Melbourne in time for the opening ceremony at the MCG on November 22. In 2016, the torch bearers gathered in Gympie to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the torch relay.

To read more:
'56 Torchbearers Celebrate Diamond Anniversary. (2016,October 3). The Chronicle.

https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/queensland/gympie/56-torchbearers-celebrate-diamond-anniversary-display/news-story/8370a45252ffcc7faf50f20e4a8bb4a2

Olympic Torch Relay 1956:
https://www.olympic-museum.de/torches/olympic-games-torch-1956.phpDate1956Image NoT2006185

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Subject (Keywords)SportEventsVintage CarsCarsOlympic Games

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LocalityPomonaEventOlympic GamesCollectionJones Family Collection

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Torch bearer, Olympic torch relay, Pomona, November 1956