Objects of Substance- 1957 Athletics Program

Hopefully, the Year 10 supporters who have traditionally attended the QGSSSA Athletics for a decade, were as interested and committed as Elaine Harris and her IIID classmates were in 1957. Autograph collection may be hampered by the fact that the programs given to the schools are fewer in number. Perhaps one diligent student will have recorded the results or added comments and an illustration or two. If so, it is hoped that such a program may make its way into the Grammar archive in the years to come, continuing the tradition. Who knows, we may even have a few autographs to speculate on!

Pauline Harvey-Short (1971) Manager, School History and Culture

References:

Harvey-Short, P (2011) To become fine sportswomen. The history of Health, Physical Education and Sport at Brisbane Girls Grammar School, Brisbane Girls Grammar School.

Lewis, Lynette email 26.08.23.

Zola, M (1980) “By hook or by crook”: New look at the Autograph Book. New York Folklore, 6 (3), p 185-194.

Back cover of Elaine Harris’s 1957 QGSSSA Inter-school Girls’ Sports Program .