Papers of Harry Gordon, 1854-2000 [manuscript]. [1854-2000]

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Papers of Harry Gordon, 1854-2000 [manuscript]. [1854-2000]

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Copies of newspapers and journals, some signed, and publications containing articles by Gordon; material relating to the history of journalism in Australia; correspondence, 1948-2000; speeches; material relating to Gordon's published works, including Dawn Fraser (1965), and, The hard way: the story of Hawthorn Football Club (1990); media accreditations, press passes and programs; documents relating to Gordon's work on Council of the Australian War Memorial and the Australian Olympic Committee; Olympic booklets and map of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Village showing streets named by Gordon; published lectures about journalism in Australia; and, a scrapbook maintained by Gordon's mother containing photographs, letters and press clippings.

7 m. (20 boxes) + 1 outsized item.

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Australian Olympic Committee

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The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) is the National Olympic Committee in Australia for the Olympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds to send Australian competitors to Olympic events organised by the International Olympic Committee. From the description of Records of the Australian Olympic Committee, 1965-1991 (bulk 1975-1991) [manuscript]. [1965-1991] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 320413657 ...

Gordon, Harry, 1925 November 9-

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Journalist, sportswriter, author and historian. Combining a career as a war correspondent with sportswriter, Gordon went from reporting on the Korean War in 1950 and 1951, to the Helsinki Olympic Games in 1952, to the Rome Olympics in 1960. He helped plan for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane and the Sydney 2000 Olympic torch relay. Gordon was chairman of Australian Associated Press, and served on the Council of the Australian War Memorial, the Australia-China ...