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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ROYAL PRINCESS THEATRE COLLECTION: YMCA, ORPHEUS SOCIETY & ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY, 10 November, 1924
... Australasian Champions... by the Combined Orpheus Society Australasian Champions, Ballarat, 1923-24... Australasian Champions Ballarat Bolton Print, Bendigo Princess Theatre ...Princess Theatre, YMCA, Complimentary Concert by the Combined Orpheus Society Australasian Champions, Ballarat, 1923-24, and Orchestral Society, Frank Grose-Conductor. 10th Nov, Artists Assisting: Miss May McGauchie, Olive Kilfeder, Winnie Pithie, Mabel McGauchie. Madame Dorothy Duval. Mr. Ernest Ash, Dudley Melrose, Orchestral Society. President: Barkly Hyett. Treasurer: W G Lansell. Hon. Sec.: N M Young. Programme. Pirates of Penzance, Gipsy Rondo, Elegie, Liebesfreud, Asra, The Ballad of Clamperdown, To the Forest, Down in the Forest, Allegro, Russian Boatman Song, Sunset, Chanson de Nuit, Chanson de Matin, Softly Sighs, Melanie, The Serial Story, Turkish, My Prayer, Mavis, Coronation March. Picture on page 4 YMCA Orpheus Society, Australasian Champions, Ballarat, 1923-24. Photograph by Bartlett Bros. Mr. Dudley Melrose, Miss Olive Kilfeder, Mr. Ernest Ash, Miss Winnie Pithie, Miss Mabel McGauchie, Mr. Frank Grose, Miss May McGauchie, Madame Dorothy Duval. Block by courtesy of the 'Bendigo Sun.'Bolton Print, Bendigoprogram, music, princess theatre, ymca, orchestral society, australasian champions, ballarat -
Heidelberg Golf Club
Photograph - Framed Photograph, Heidelberg Golf Club, John Cole - Life member, 1990s
... Amateur winner 1979, 1982, 1986; Australasian Fours Champion 1974... Amateur winner 1979, 1982, 1986; Australasian Fours Champion 1974 ...John Cole was made a Life Member of Heidelberg Golf Club in the mid 1990s. He was HGC Club Champion 11 times between 1972-1991; Junior Champion 3 times 1961-1964; Foursomes Champion 8 times between 1974-1995; Mixed Foursomes Champion 1985; Heidelberg Amateur winner 1979, 1982, 1986; Australasian Fours Champion 1974 and Victorian Amateur Champion runner up 1986.One of a set of framed portraits of Life MembersFramed black and white portrait, black plastic frame with whiten mount under glass. Annotations on mount."John Cole - Life member" and annotationslife members, john cole -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Captain E Gorman MC, With the Twenty-Second, 1919
... H H Champion Australasian Authors' Agency... BOOK Captain E Gorman MC H H Champion Australasian Authors ...Brown & beige part buckram (on spine) cover. Purple print on cover & red & purple colour patch. Black & white photos, 132 pages.With the compliments of the Twenty Second Battalion AIF Associationbooks, military history -
Myrtleford and District Historical Society
Tobacco tin, Champion, Early 20th Century
... Australasian Tobacco Co. Pty.Ltd. Sydney Australia Champion Tobacco tin ...Tobacco industry. Container for 1 oz. loose cut tobacco. Limited no. tins produced. . Early 20th century tobacco manufacture. Donated by Tobacco Company of Victoria Ltd.Limited edition tobacco tin which contained blend of Australian and overseas tobaccos. Small metal tin, 1 oz., with red and cream lid: Champion Highest Grade Cut Tobacco. Gladiator trademark in centre on top of lid. Manufactured by British Australasian Tobacco Co. Pty.Ltd. Sydney AustraliaPrinted on inside lid: "As the issue of this tin will be limited, smokers of CHAMPION TOBACCO should retain it as a holder for the contents of their 1 oz. packets.champion brand, tobacco industry, tobacco tins -
National Wool Museum
Slide, Merino Champions
Slide of several champion merino sheep at the Australian Stud Breeders Association Show. Formerly stored in presentation folder as part of "Merino & Australasian Breeds of Sheep Set No. A866" series by the Audio Visual Education Centre, Education Department of Victoria.Slide of champion Merino sheep at the Australian Stud Breeders Association Show.Merino & Australasian Breeds / of Sheep / Set No. A866 / No. 9 / Merino Champions VISUAL EDUCATION CENTRE / EDUCATION DEPT. OF VICTORIAmerino sheep, australian association of stud merino breeders limited, slide -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, H.H. Champion, Australasian Authors' Agency, Australian light horse ballads and rhymes, 1919
... H.H. Champion, Australasian Authors' Agency... horse ballads and rhymes Book H.H. Champion, Australasian ...A collection of World war one ballads and rhymesp.95.non-fictionA collection of World war one ballads and rhymesworld war 1914-1918 - poetry, world war 1914-1918 - songs and music -
Melton City Libraries
Document, Telegram from Donald McIntosh, Unknown
Donald Mackintosh – notes from eeb notebook with re binding 1900 Games Shooting Donald Mackintosh Universal Paris Exposition pigeon shooting events won the Prix (Grand) de l’Exposition The grande Prix Centenaire 3rd de Paris tied ??? the Grand Prix Monte Carlo twice The London Gun Club Challenge Cup (3 times in a row) The Melbourne Gun Club Challenge (3 times in a row) The Gran Prize of Italy The Grand Prize Aix les Bains The Belgian Championship The Madrid Grand Prize as a result was declared the Champion of the World recorded Sydney Morning Herald and Australasian. Items of importance from Martha Myers/ Marjorie collection. Donald bought a freestanding gramophone to encourage Marjorie in her music studies to be able to listen to the great artists and composers and performers of the time He also bought an oil and watercolour paintings of the same scene at the Mitta Mitta river. The artist was Margery McCann sister of the well known artist (his work is in the State Library Gallery) Photograph of Donald and his friend Jock Lauder. Sheet music Francis and Day 4th Album if Harry Lauder’s Popular Songs. Roamin’ in the Gloamin Allans & Co. Christmas and New Year card signed From D & M Macintosh 1933- Melton Village of Stars – includes Marjorie Myers, twice winner of South Street Competitions, pianoforte Ballarat. May Ferris, Gold Medal for highest marks for L.L.C.M. Exam London College of Music in the Commonwealth. Telegram sent to Mrs Myers from McIntoshlocal identities -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Document - Record, Harness Horse, Our Maestro
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. Our Maestro raced from 1986 (2yo) through to 1990 (6yo). Australian Grand Circuit Champion in 1989. Had a Winning Streak of 14 wins. Career: 30 wins 9 seconds 0 thirds 51 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, our maestro, vj knight, vin knight, je binskin, john (jack) binskin -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Document - Record, Harness Horse, Bag Limit
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. Bag Limit raced from 1985 (3yo) through to 1990 (8yo). Australian Grand Circuit Champion in 1987. Leading Australian Stakes Winner in 1987 (All Ages). Career: 35 wins 16 seconds 5 thirds 71 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, bag limit, vj knight, vin knight -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Document - Record, Harness Horse, Paleface Adios
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. Paleface Adios raced from 1972 (2yo) through to 1981 (11yo). Australian Harness Horse of the Year in 1977. Australian Grand Circuit Champion in 1977. Ran First 2.00.0 Mile by 3yo in Australia of 1.58.7MS on 6 April 1973. Leading Australian Pacing Stakes Winner in 1972 (2yo), 1973 (3yo). Had Winning Streaks of 10 and 8 wins. Career: 108 wins 43 seconds 26 thirds 240 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, paleface adios, colin pike, cn pike, keith pike, ke pike -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Document - Record, Harness Horse, Preux Chevalier
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. Preux Chevalier raced from 1982 (3yo) through to 1986 (7yo). Australian Harness Horse of the Year in 1985. Australian Grand Circuit Champion in 1985. Victorian Horse of the Year in 1985. Leading Australian Pacing Stakes Winner in 1985 (All Ages). Inducted into the Western Australia Harness Horse Hall of Fame in 2012. Had Winning Streaks of 13, 9, 8 and 6 wins. Career: 41 wins 7 seconds 3 thirds 56 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, preux chevalier, bj perkins, barry perkins, r pollock, bob pollock -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Document - Record, Harness Horse, Pure Steel
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. Pure Steel raced from 1974 (2yo) through to 1983 (11yo). Australian Harness Horse of the Year in 1980. Australian Grand Circuit Champion in 1978 and 1980. Leading Australian Pacing Stakes Winner in 1977 (All Ages), 1978 (All Ages), 1980 (All Ages). Inducted into the Western Australia Harness Horse Hall of Fame in 2010. Had a Winning Streak of 6 wins. Career: 68 wins 29 seconds 8 thirds 127 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, pure steel, phil coulson, pc coulson, te demmler, ted demmler, fr kersley, fred kersley, j retzlaff, jack retzlaff, l poyser, les poyser, s shinn, steven shinn, t demmler, p coulson, m roberts, mark roberts -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Document - Record, Harness Horse, San Simeon
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. San Simeon raced from 1979 (2yo) through to 1982 then raced in US in 1982 then returned to Australia to race until 1983 (6yo). Australian Harness Horse of the Year in 1981. Australian Grand Circuit Champion in 1981. Had a Winning Streak of 29 wins. Leading Australian Pacing Stakes Winner in 1979 (2yo), 1980 (3yo), 1981 (All Ages). Inducted into the Western Australia Harness Horse Hall of Fame in 2014. Career: 33 wins 1 second 2 thirds 39 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, san simeon, lou austin, ls austin, l austin -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Document - Record, Harness Horse, Village Kid
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. Village Kid raced from 1984 (3yo) through to 1994 (13yo). Australian Harness Horse of the Year in 1986, 1988. Leading Australian Pacing Stakes Winner in 1986 (All Ages), 1988 (All Ages). Australian Grand Circuit Champion in 1986, 1988. Western Australian Harness Horse of the Year in 1986, 1987, 1989. Inducted into the New Zealand Trotting Hall of Fame in 1993. Inducted into the Western Australia Harness Horse Hall of Fame in 2010. Had Winning Streaks of 19, 9 (Twice) and 7 (Twice). Career: 93 wins 24 seconds 12 thirds 160 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, village kid, ac lewis, chris lewis -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Document - Record, Harness Horse, Gammalite
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. Gammalite raced from 1979 (2yo) through to 1985 (8yo). Inducted into the Victorian Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 2009. Australian Harness Horse of the Year 1982 and 1984. Australian Grand Circuit Champion in 1982, 1983 and 1984. Victorian Horse of the Year 1982. Leading Australian Pacing Stakes Winner in 1982 (All Ages), 1984 (All Ages). Inducted into the Interdominion Hall of Fame. Had Winning Streaks of 10, 8 and 6 (Twice). Career: 94 wins 33 seconds 20 thirds 180 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, gammalite, wb clarke, brian hancock, k robinson, kevin robinson, bruce clarke, pc coulson, phil coulson, t robinson, terry robinson, l o'connor, leo o'connor, bp hancock, b hancock, p coulson -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Document - Record, Harness Horse, Golden Reign
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. Golden Reign raced from 1992 (2yo) through to 1998 (8yo). Inducted into the Victorian Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 2011. Australian Harness Horse of the Year 1995. Australian Grand Circuit Champion in 1995. Victorian Horse of the Year 1995. Leading Australian Pacing Stakes Winner in 1992 (2yo), 1993 (3yo), 1995 (All Ages). Had a Winning Streak of 6 wins. Career: 28 wins 14 seconds 6 thirds 62 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, golden reign, chris alford, ca alford, c alford -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Document - Record, Harness Horse, Koala King
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. Koala King raced from 1975 (2yo) through to 1982 (9yo). Australian Grand Circuit Champion in 1979. Leading Australian Pacing Stakes Winner in 1979 (All Ages). Had a Winning Streak of 10 wins. Career: 78 wins 43 seconds 19 thirds 210 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, koala king, k robinson, kevin robinson, t robinson, terry robinson, bp hancock, brian hancock, b hancock -
Sunshine and District Historical Society Incorporated
Clothing - Scouting Hi, I'm from Hoadley T-Shirt
The Hoadley Area in Scouting refers to a regional designation within Scouts Victoria, named in honour of Charles Hoadley, a pioneering Antarctic explorer and influential figure in Australian Scouting. While there isn’t a formal “Hoadley Area” in Sunshine today, the name is most prominently associated with the Hoadley Hide—a major Venturer Scout event. Sunshine, Deer Park, St. Albans and Brimbank Scout Troops are part of the Hoadley Area. 🧭 Charles Hoadley’s Legacy - Charles Hoadley (1887–1947) was a geologist on Douglas Mawson’s Australasian Antarctic Expedition and later became Chief Commissioner of Scouts Victoria. - He championed youth leadership, bushcraft, and adventure-based learning. - The Hoadley Hide was named in his honour and began in the 1950s as a way to challenge Venturers in navigation and initiative. 🏕️ Sunshine & Hoadley Hide - Sunshine-area Venturer Units (including Sunshine, Deer Park, and Brimbank District) have long participated in Hoadley Hide events. - Teams from Sunshine have: - Competed under creative patrol names - Won awards for initiative and teamwork - Contributed staff and Rover support - The event is often held in bushland areas like Castlemaine, Mataranka, or Tallarook, but Sunshine units travel statewide to participate. 🗂️ Historical Area Structures - In earlier decades, Scouts Victoria was divided into Areas (e.g. Hoadley Area, Baden-Powell Area), which grouped districts for administration and events. - Sunshine is part of a Hoadley-named Area, especially during the 1960s–80s, but these structures have since evolved into Regions and Districts. Orange Size 14 t-shirt with black textHi, I'm from Hoadley T-Shirtscouting, scouts, cubs -
City of Melbourne Libraries
Photograph, Photograph, Scotch College v. Xavier College football match, 1934
Photographer notations on slide: Scotch v. Xavier - Olympic Park B42 At the first match of the 1934 Public Schools Premiership and Championships at Olympic Park (where AAMI Park is now) between Scotch College (white shorts) and Xavier College, (black shorts) a mark is missed by Xavier players and then taken by a Scotch player. Research by project volunteer, Fiona Collyer: A crowd of schoolboys standing behind a picket fence, watch with anticipation as two teams contest a football at the goalposts. The Public Schools Premiership and Championship was an Australian Rules football tournament held every winter over five weeks between six schools- Scotch College, Xavier College, Melbourne Grammar, Wesley College and traditional rivals Geelong Grammar and Geelong College. The school that won the most games out of the five played, won the competition. As the 1933 Premiers, Xavier College had the honour of playing the opening match of the season on 28 June against runners-up Scotch College at Olympic Park (where AAMI Park is now). The Public Schools Premiership matches were widely reported in Melbourne’s daily newspapers with photographs and commentary of every game. Weekly society magazine “Table Talk” featured reports and seven photographs of the first games of the season. Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) wireless station 3AR interspersed their afternoon program of reproduced music with detailed descriptions of the matches. Also reporting the matches was “Forty-Years-On”, presumably a student in the 1890s, whose regular column in The Herald newspaper “Activities In The Public Schools” published all the latest news on Victoria’s public (private) schools. In his column for The Australasian 7 July 1934, “Old Boy” writes about the Scotch versus Xavier match: “For more than half the game last week, Scotch was outplayed, but took the lead early in the last term and kept it. Scotch surprised even its own supporters by its dash in the last 25 minutes. Xavier, who became over confident by the prospects of victory, could not withstand the final onslaught. In the last quarter Scotch was the better side and won by seven points.” The final score was Scotch 11.11 (77 points) and Xavier 10.10 (70 points). At the end of this exciting match the overjoyed Scotch boys swarmed over the Olympic Park fences to chair their captain, Stanley Steele and carry him shoulder high, to the pavilion. The first documented game of a variation of Australian Rules football was played at Richmond Paddock (now Yarra Park) from 7 August 1858. Australian Rules football writer Hugh Buggy of The Argus 16 April 1952 explains: “It began when boys and masters of Scotch College and Melbourne Grammar School decided to play a 40-a-side game, with the first team to score two goals to be the winner. Goal posts were pitched more than a mile apart, one set on the Jolimont Hill and the other at Punt road Richmond. Nobody defined the boundary, and the play swung over the broad acres of the park and around the gum trees. It went on and on like a Test match, from noon till dusk. After 15 hours of play on three Saturdays the score was one goal all, and the game was abandoned for that season.” Rules of the game hadn’t been decided at this time - the earliest known rules were codified a year later in 1859. A sculpture and plaque located outside the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), created by sculptor Louis Laumen in 2001, commemorates this game. It depicts two school boys chasing a ball along with umpire Tom Wills, a co-writer of the rules and promoter of Australian Rules football. A medley of Gaelic football, an Aboriginal game called marngrook as well as football played in English public (that is private) schools have been cited as inspiration for Australian Rules football. The word “Marngrook” meaning “game ball”, comes from the language of the Gunditjmara, First Nations people of southwestern Victoria. Marngrook was played at gatherings and celebrations and involved players competing to jump and catch the ball after it was kicked high into the air. The player that catches the ball then gets to kick it. The ball was made from possum skin, filled with pounded charcoal and tied with kangaroo sinews. Protector of Aborigines in Victoria, William Thomas (1794-1867) observed in 1841- “The men and boys joyfully assemble when this game is to be played. One makes a ball of possum skin, somewhat elastic, but firm and strong… The players of this game do not throw the ball as a white man might do, but drop it and at the same time kick it with their feet, using the instep for that purpose. The tallest men have the best chances in this game. Some of them will leap as high as five feet from the ground to catch the ball. The person who secures the ball kicks it. This continues for hours and the natives never seem to tire of the exercise.” The Victorian Football League (VFL), was founded in 1897 with eight teams playing Australian Rules football and held its first Grand Final at the MCG in 1902. From the start the games attracted large enthusiastic crowds, which included women. “Viva” writing in the Supplement to The Weekly Times - 3 July 1886 LADIES COLUMN (By Viva) FOOTBALL. A Social Sketch. “…Of the popularity of football and footballers among women, there can be no doubt. Young, soft hearted girls, who would not “tread upon a worm," avow that football matches are "awfully jolly," and seem to regard accidents as a necessary part of the amusement…a great proportion of the spectators were ladies.” “Minetta” writing for Punch Magazine - “Ladies Letter, Holmby House, Toorak” 22 June 1905 “The "Football Girl" is a feminine genus at present much to the fore in Melbourne. Not that she plays football—at least not beyond a kick in the backyard or paddock—oh, dear, no! Her interest in the game is purely from a spectacular point of view. "Football Girls" usually hunt in couples, with two male barrackers attached. They know all about So-and-So's form, and whether he is a trier or has been bought. They go to each match of their particular club, and watch the play intently, their faces wearing a decidedly strained expression when their club is getting the worst of it. They are not ashamed to barrack either, when matters are progressing successfully… Yours ever, MINETTA.” The Herald 2 July 1909 published a cartoon by Ambrose Dyson depicting women football fans, which asked- “THE QUESTION OF THE DAY. Should Girls Go To Football Matches? Should they? The sex made up their mind about the matter very early on.” The resounding answer was- “Well, I’d like to see the man that would stop me!” At the final match of the 1934 tournament on August 2, Melbourne Grammar finished the season unbeaten, winning their tenth Public Schools premiership in 16 years. The Weekly Times 11 August 1934 reported-“Melbourne Grammar…had a rather lucky escape against Xavier…Had a Xavier player not touched a shot, kicked by a team-mate, as it was going through goal Grammar would have been beaten.” Final score - Melbourne Grammar 13.7 (85 points) defeated Xavier College 12.9 (81 points). Ladder for the 1934 Season- Melbourne Grammar-5 wins Wesley College- 4 wins Scotch College- 3 wins Xavier College- 2 wins Geelong Grammar- 1 win Geelong College- 0 wins The Associated Public Schools of Victoria (APS) exists today where eleven member (private) schools, including co-educational schools, participate in 21 sporting competitions throughout the year. (The descriptor “Public School” references the historical usage of the term and the model of the British public). PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOOTBALL BEGINS WITH SCOTCH--XAVIER MATCH. (1934, June 29). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 11. Retrieved June 23, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204824484 PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOOTBALL AT OLYMPIC PARK (1934, July 5). Table Talk (Melbourne, Vic. : 1885 - 1939), p. 5. Retrieved May 30, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article149682433 PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOOTBALL. (1936, July 3). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 18. Retrieved May 30, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11888301 PUBLIC SCHOOLS. (1934, June 29). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 5. Retrieved August 6, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204824486 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Australian_rules_football COLLEGE SPORTS (1934, July 7). The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946), p. 48 (METROPOLITAN EDITION). Retrieved August 6, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article145238393 GRAMMAR CHAMPIONS (1934, August 11). Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), p. 72. Retrieved August 6, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article224562842 LETS LOOK AT FOOTBALL with HUGH BUGGY (1952, April 16). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 9. Retrieved August 6, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23174340 FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AMONG THE SCHOOLS. (1934, August 7). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 4. Retrieved August 6, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205521661 https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/australian-rules-football#:~:text=In%20the%20winter%20of%201858,games%20of%20Australian%20Rules%20football. https://apssport.org.au/about/ http://lindsaymagazine.co/from-marngrook-to-australian-rules-football/ https://collection.australiansportsmuseum.org.au/objects/70993/possum-skin-ball FOOTBALL. (1886, July 3). Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), p. 6 (SUPPLEMENT TO THE STORY TELLER). Retrieved September 7, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article221741193 Ladies' Letter. (1905, June 22). Punch (Melbourne, Vic. : 1900 - 1918; 1925), p. 28. Retrieved September 22, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article175410975 THE QUESTION OF THE DAY. (1909, July 2). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), p. 9. Retrieved September 22, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242062970Photographer notations on slide: Scotch v. Xavier - Olympic Park B42football, schools -
City of Melbourne Libraries
Photograph, Scotch College v. Xavier College football match
Photographer notations on slide: Scotch v Xavier - Olympic Park B42 Published: 29 June 1934 Published title: PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOOTBALL BEGINS WITH SCOTCH--XAVIER MATCH. Published caption: “The Public Schools 1934 Football season began yesterday when Scotch met Xavier on the Olympic Park ground, and after a wonderful recovery in the third term, Scotch registered a narrow win. Pictured above is the crowd of Scotch boys who congregated behind the goal after the addition of another goal to their score.” Description: Scotch College pupils exuberantly cheer their team’s goal at the first football match of the Public Schools Premiership and Championship for 1934 between Scotch College and Xavier College at Olympic Park, Melbourne (where AAMI Park is now). Research by project volunteer, Fiona Collyer: The Public Schools Premiership and Championship was an Australian Rules football tournament held every winter, over five weeks between six schools- Scotch College, Xavier College, Melbourne Grammar, Wesley College and traditional rivals Geelong Grammar and Geelong College. The school that won the most games out of the five played, won the competition. As the 1933 Premiers, Xavier College had the honour of playing the opening match of the season on 28 June against runners-up Scotch College at Olympic Park (where AAMI Park is now). The Public Schools Premiership matches were widely reported in Melbourne’s daily newspapers with photographs and commentary of every game. Weekly society magazine “Table Talk” featured reports and seven photographs of the first games of the season. Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) wireless station 3AR interspersed their afternoon program of reproduced music with detailed descriptions of the matches. Also reporting the matches was “Forty-Years-On”, presumably a student in the 1890s, whose regular column in The Herald newspaper “Activities In The Public Schools” published all the latest news on Victoria’s public (private) schools. In his column for The Australasian 7 July 1934, “Old Boy” writes about the Scotch versus Xavier match- “For more than half the game last week, Scotch was outplayed, but took the lead early in the last term and kept it. Scotch surprised even its own supporters by its dash in the last 25 minutes. Xavier, who became over confident by the prospects of victory, could not withstand the final onslaught. In the last quarter Scotch was the better side and won by seven points.” The final score was Scotch 11.11 (77 points) and Xavier 10.10 (70 points). At the end of this exciting match the overjoyed Scotch boys swarmed over the Olympic Park fences to chair their captain, Stanley Steele and carry him shoulder high, to the pavilion. The first documented game of a variation of Australian Rules football was played at Richmond Paddock (now Yarra Park) from 7 August 1858. Australian Rules football writer Hugh Buggy of The Argus 16 April 1952 explains- “It began when boys and masters of Scotch College and Melbourne Grammar School decided to play a 40-a-side game, with the first team to score two goals to be the winner. Goal posts were pitched more than a mile apart, one set on the Jolimont Hill and the other at Punt road Richmond. Nobody defined the boundary, and the play swung over the broad acres of the park and around the gum trees. It went on and on like a Test match, from noon till dusk. After 15 hours of play on three Saturdays the score was one goal all, and the game was abandoned for that season.” Rules of the game hadn’t been decided at this time - the earliest known rules were codified a year later in 1859. A sculpture and plaque located outside the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), created by sculptor Louis Laumen in 2001, commemorates this game. It depicts two school boys chasing a ball along with umpire Tom Wills, a co-writer of the rules and promoter of Australian Rules football. A medley of Gaelic football, an Aboriginal game called marngrook as well as football played in English public (that is private) schools have been cited as inspiration for Australian Rules football. The word “Marngrook” meaning “game ball”, comes from the language of the Gunditjmara, First Nations people of southwestern Victoria. Marngrook was played at gatherings and celebrations and involved players competing to jump and catch the ball after it is kicked high into the air. The player that catches the ball then gets to kick it. The ball was made from possum skin, filled with pounded charcoal and tied with kangaroo sinews. Protector of Aborigines in Victoria, William Thomas (1794-1867) observed in 1841- “The men and boys joyfully assemble when this game is to be played. One makes a ball of possum skin, somewhat elastic, but firm and strong… The players of this game do not throw the ball as a white man might do, but drop it and at the same time kick it with their feet, using the instep for that purpose. The tallest men have the best chances in this game. Some of them will leap as high as five feet from the ground to catch the ball. The person who secures the ball kicks it. This continues for hours and the natives never seem to tire of the exercise.” The Victorian Football League (VFL), was founded in 1897 with eight teams playing Australian Rules football and held its first Grand Final at the MCG in 1902. From the start the games attracted large enthusiastic crowds, which included women. “Viva” writing in the Supplement to The Weekly Times-3 July 1886- LADIES COLUMN (By Viva) FOOTBALL. A Social Sketch. “…Of the popularity of football and footballers among women, there can be no doubt. Young, soft hearted girls, who would not “tread upon a worm," avow that football matches are "awfully jolly," and seem to regard accidents as a necessary part of the amusement…a great proportion of the spectators were ladies.” “Minetta” writing for Punch Magazine - “Ladies Letter, Holmby House, Toorak” 22 June 1905 “The "Football Girl" is a feminine genus at present much to the fore in Melbourne. Not that she plays football—at least not beyond a kick in the backyard or paddock—oh, dear, no! Her interest in the game is purely from a spectacular point of view. "Football Girls" usually hunt in couples, with two male barrackers attached. They know all about So-and-So's form, and whether he is a trier or has been bought. They go to each match of their particular club, and watch the play intently, their faces wearing a decidedly strained expression when their club is getting the worst of it. They are not ashamed to barrack either, when matters are progressing successfully… Yours ever, MINETTA.” The Herald 2 July 1909 published a cartoon by Ambrose Dyson depicting women football fans, which asked- “THE QUESTION OF THE DAY. Should Girls Go To Football Matches? Should they? The sex made up their mind about the matter very early on.” The resounding answer was- “Well, I’d like to see the man that would stop me!” At the final match of the 1934 tournament on August 2, Melbourne Grammar finished the season unbeaten, winning their tenth Public Schools premiership in 16 years. The Weekly Times 11 August 1934 reported-“Melbourne Grammar…had a rather lucky escape against Xavier…Had a Xavier player not touched a shot, kicked by a team-mate, as it was going through goal Grammar would have been beaten.” Final score - Melbourne Grammar 13.7 (85 points) defeated Xavier College 12.9 (81 points). Ladder for the 1934 Season- Melbourne Grammar-5 wins Wesley College- 4 wins Scotch College- 3 wins Xavier College- 2 wins Geelong Grammar- 1 win Geelong College- 0 wins The Associated Public Schools of Victoria (APS) exists today where eleven member (private) schools, including co-educational schools, participate in 21 sporting competitions throughout the year. (The descriptor “Public School” references the historical usage of the term and the model of the British public school). PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOOTBALL BEGINS WITH SCOTCH--XAVIER MATCH. (1934, June 29). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 11. Retrieved June 18, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204824484 PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOOTBALL AT OLYMPIC PARK (1934, July 5). Table Talk (Melbourne, Vic. : 1885 - 1939), p. 5. Retrieved June 18, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article149682433 PUBLIC SCHOOLS. (1934, June 29). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 5. Retrieved June 3, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204824486 PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOOTBALL. (1936, July 3). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 18. Retrieved August 6, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11888301 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Australian_rules_football COLLEGE SPORTS (1934, July 7). The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946), p. 48 (METROPOLITAN EDITION). Retrieved May 30, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article145238393 GRAMMAR CHAMPIONS (1934, August 11). Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), p. 72. Retrieved June 1, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article224562842 LETS LOOK AT FOOTBALL with HUGH BUGGY (1952, April 16). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 9. Retrieved June 15, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23174340 FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AMONG THE SCHOOLS. (1934, August 7). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 4. Retrieved June 14, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205521661 https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/australian-rules-football#:~:text=In%20the%20winter%20of%201858,games%20of%20Australian%20Rules%20football. https://apssport.org.au/about/ http://lindsaymagazine.co/from-marngrook-to-australian-rules-football/ https://collection.australiansportsmuseum.org.au/objects/70993/possum-skin-ball FOOTBALL. (1886, July 3). Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), p. 6 (SUPPLEMENT TO THE STORY TELLER). Retrieved September 7, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article221741193 Ladies' Letter. (1905, June 22). Punch (Melbourne, Vic. : 1900 - 1918; 1925), p. 28. Retrieved September 11, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article175410975 THE QUESTION OF THE DAY. (1909, July 2). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), p. 9. Retrieved September 17, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242062970 Photographer notations on slide: Scotch v Xavier - Olympic Park B42schools, football