The Commonwealth Games

This collection presents highlights from Australian Commonwealth Games held in Sydney in 1938, Perth in 1962, Brisbane in 1982 and Melbourne in 2006.

It was first published to coincide with the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Queensland.

First proposed in 1891, the 1930 British Empire Games held in Ontario, Canada was the first of what later become known as the Commonwealth Games. Interrupted by war, the games have been held every four years since.

WARNING: this collection may contain names, images or voices of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.