Shirt, Connolly Games City of Casey uniform

Maker
KEA
Production date
2008
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Production date
2008
Description
City of Casey Connolly Games basketball shirt, number 32. Blue with orange sides, with green and white vertical stripes between the main colours. Five white stars in Southern Cross design on front. Embroidery on front right side of the City of Casey logo with text below, reading "City of/ Casey/ 2008 Connolly Games/ Springfield, Ohio, U.S.A." Text on reverse reads "AUSTRALIA/ 32". Size M.

The Connolly Games, held in Springfield, Ohio and the Edwin Flack Games, held in Casey, were reciprocal sporting and cultural exchange programs with Casey’s sister city, Springfield, Ohio USA. The exchange first began in 2000 when a contingent from Springfield, Ohio visited the City of Casey to participate in the inaugural Edwin Flack Games. These Games also saw contingents from Casey’s UK sister city, Berwick-up-Tweed, and Greek sister city, Ioannina. Since then, a further three exchanges between the Casey and Springfield have given participants the opportunity to be closely involved with their sister city community. Competitors were young non-professional athletes aged 16 to 18 years however these exchanges involved all age groups in roles such as officials, coaches and support personnel.

In 2004 Casey sent a contingent of 89 over to Springfield to participate in the 2004 Connolly Games. Six sports were contested being athletics, men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, soccer, golf and tennis. In 2008, an 18 day exchange to Springfield saw 34 young Casey athletes and support personnel travelled to the USA to participate in the second Connolly Games in basketball and soccer.
Artist/Maker and role
KEA: Manufacturer
Media/Materials description
synthetic fabric
Measurements
71.0 x 51.0 cm
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No marks or inscriptions
Photography credit (first image)
Photograph: Viki Petherbridge
System ID
1139

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