1. Empire Games opening ceremony, 1938

2. Empire Games opening ceremony, 1938

3. Empire Games opening ceremony, 1938

4. Empire Games opening ceremony, 1938

6. Gymnasts rehearse

7. Showground physical education display

8. Showground physical education display

9. Showground physical education display

10. Indian Men's Hockey Team, 1938

11. T.P. Lavery

13. Raising the South African flag

14. Mr. Dunningham welcomes Africans

15. Pole vaulter Du Plessis

16. Lavery breaks the world hurdles record

17. Boot breaks 880 yds Games record

18. High jumper Metcalfe

19. Running race

20. Running race

21. Hurdlers

24. Australian woman runner

25. Australian woman runner

26. Springbok woman's win

27. South African team

28. South African team

1. [Unidentified teams march in the opening ceremony]
2. [New Zealand team in the athletes' procession in the opening ceremony, 11 February 1938]
3. British Team in the procession of athletes, 11 February 1938
4. New Zealanders at the official opening ... on the right is Janki Das, the sole representative of India
5. [Men with nos. 14-16 on their t-shirts enter the Cricket Ground (probably not Empire Games ?)]
6. [Gymnasts enter the showground to rehearse (?), note Commemorative Pavilion under construction]
7. [Women's physical education display]
8. [Men's physical education display]
9. [Men's gymnastic pyramid]
10. [Manavadar state hockey team men's hockey team in striped blazers and flannels]
11. A close-up of T.P. Lavery (South Africa), winner of the 120 yards hurdles in sensational time
12. [Australian, English and New Zealand teams being farewelled by Sir James Legh-Wood, leader of the British Team]
13. [Games officials and the South African Team watch their flag (the first) hoisted]
14. [Minister for Industries, Mr. Dunningham, (in charge of the Sesquicentenary celebrations), welcomes the South African and Rhodesian Teams]
15. [South African pole vaulter A.S. du Plessis sets new record of 13 ft. 3 1/2 in. - he won the event with 13 ft. 5 3/4 in.]
16. [South African T.P. Lavery breaks the world record to win the 120 yds. hurdles]
17. [New Zealander V.P. Boot winning the first heat of the 880 yds. to break Empire Games and Australian records]
18. [Australian J.P. Metcalfe high jumping on opening day]
19. [English, Australian, South African and an unidentified runner start their  race]
20. [Breaking the tape at the end of a running race]
21. [Six hurdlers clearing the bar]
22. [Australian breaks the tape in a running race]
23. [New Zealander leading a running race]
24. [Australian woman leading a running race]
25. [Australian woman runner]
26. [Women on the victory dais for the 80m hurdles: 1st South Africa (Barbara Burke), 2nd Australia (Isabel Grant), 3rd New Zealand (Rona Tong)]
27-28. [Men of the South African Team]

Hood Collection part II : [Empire Games in Sydney for Sesquicentenary, 1938]

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