50th Anniversary of the 1956 Olympic Torch RelayPrint Page 
The plaque commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Olympic Torch Relay through Gympie in 1956.
Location
| Address: | 32 Mellor Street, Gympie Civic Centre, Fossickers Room, Gympie, 4570 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -26.188854 Long: 152.667016 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Sport |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 15-November-1956 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 15-November-1956 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Wednesday 15th November, 2006 |
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Games of the XIV Olympiad
Melbourne 1956
On 15th November, 1956 B. Neilsen handed the Olympic Torch to Gympie City Mayor, Alderman R. N. Witham, who lit a mini cauldron and after a short welcome ceremony lit the Torch and handed it to P. Comino to continue the 1956
Olympic Torch Relay to Melbourne
Erected by Cooloola Shire Council to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the 1956 Olympic Torch Relay
15th November 2008
Gympie Relay Runners
Peter Comino Don Gambling Ralph Freestun Mat Hamilton Garney Grant Noel Cummings Lyall Roberts Earl Grady Bevan McLennan Ken Chapman Geoff Brown Bevan Cross Warren Hall Henry Bath Quentin Birt Peter Rutkin Robert Pearce Brian Shepherd Errol Dun Ron Yessberg Lex Dodt Des Carlson Con Comino Merv Webster Bryce Waters
