65 years ago #OnThisDay 22 November 1956, the Summer Olympics commenced in Melbourne. In two hours of supreme spectacle, an MCG crowd of 103,000 watched 314 Australians march into the arena, heard the Duke of Edinburgh declare the 1956 Olympic Games open and saw athlete Ron Clarke light the cauldron. | I Grew Up in Mortdale 2223

#OnThisDay, 63 years ago, the team of Strickland, Croker, Mellor and Cuthbert won the women's 4x100m relay in World Record time (44.5) at the Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games! 🎥 Olympic | Australian Olympic Team

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Brisbane is already gearing up for one of the world’s most exciting events – the 2032 Olympic Games. But today, we’re throwing back to the excitement of Australia’s first Olympics: the 1956 Melbourne Games, which opened on November 22. This home video captures the color and excitement of a city on the brink of a global event. It begins with footage of the now-closed Tivoli Theatre and city streets adorned with flags and bunting, then moves to the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) during a women's a

Strength of Olympic champions 56 years apart. Melbourne 1956 – London 2012 #tbt #weightlifting | Olympics

3K views · 71 reactions | On this day, 65 years years ago the 1956...