Australia Olympic Games (colour litho)

Olympics in Australia. With the participation of teams representing almost all countries in the world, the 16th Modern Era Olympics are held in Melbourne. The torch that burns for the duration of the Games, from Athens, where it had been lit, had reached the city of Cairns by plane and from here it had been taken, for 3000 kilometers, through Australia, to Melbourne by 2730 athletes who had relieved themselves. Among the members are the strong Italian team and the elderly discus thrower Adolfo Consolini, an elderly man for the fact that he is in his third Olympics. Illustration for Courier Sunday, 25 November 1956.