1956 Olympic Flame stop - Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
S 23° 22.907 E 150° 30.849
56K E 245913 N 7412027
The Olympic Flame relay for the XVI Olympiad stopped here in November 1956.
Waymark Code: WM17BDQ
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 01/19/2023
Views: 2
The passing through Rockhampton by the 1956 Olympic Flame is recorded out the front of the Rockhampton Council building. A square brass plaque is embedded in a faced rectangular sandstone stele that is positioned on two additional sandstone blocks on a concrete pad in the landscaped gardens at the drive-through at the front of the Council Chambers. The cast inscription reads:
Games of the XVI Olympiad Melbourne
22nd November - 8th December 1956
On the steps of City Hall on 13th.
November 1956, Ald. R. Pilbeam accepted
the Olympic Flame from K. Doyle and
lit the City Cauldron, followed by a
short reception, relit the Olympic Torch
and handed it to G. Pearce to continue
its journey south to Melbourne.
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Erected by the Rockhampton City Council
and the 1956 Torchbearers Commemorative
Club in the 50th Anniversary year of the
1956 Olympic Torch Relay.
Address: 232 Bolsover Street, Rockhampton, Qld, 4700, Australia
Visited: 0900, Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
[My regular camera (Nikon) had a flat battery, so had to rely on my phone until the camera was later charged up while visiting the nearby Library.]
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