
ALT Blue book cover with a gold square in the centre. The Olympic Rings are at the top, with an illustration of a man and the words ‘XVI Olympiad 1956’ below.

ALT A yellow weathered page from the ‘XVI Olympiad 1956’ book with a crest at the top from the City of Melbourne Australia’ the text ‘With compliments of the Melbourne invitation Committee for Olympic Games 1956. And a French translation below reading ‘En homage du Comitè d’Invitation de Melbourne pour les jeux Olympiques de 1956

ALT The contents page from the ‘XVI Olympiad 1956’ book reading “Contents. Introduction, page 3. Melbourne’s Olympic Games invitation 5-7. List of Supporters of the Melbourne Committee’s Invitation 8-9 Where Sun and Season Call to sport (Melbourne offers Olympiad Setting and Atmosphere) 11-18. Melbourne’s Plans for1956 Olympic Stadia 19-23 A Bounteous Land of Opalescent Beauty (Melbourne Reflects Australia’s Charm) 25-33. The Roads of The World Lead to Melbourne (Australia is Quickly Reached by Colourful Routes) 35-43.” The Olympic rings are displayed at the bottom of the page.





















