| year |
Australian sporting history on this day |
| 1872 |
Bowler
Frank Allan took 13 wickets for 60 when Victoria defeated New
South Wales in a cricket match. |
| 1907 |
The
Stawell Gift was won by C.W. Knox of Numurkah, Victoria, in
12 2/5 seconds. |
| 1918 |
In
the 1918 Stawell Gift, the three placed men were disqualified
through alleged incorrect performances and no prizemoney was
allotted. The event was re-run in 1919 as the 'peace gift' and
was won by A. Fooks (from South Australia) off 3 1/2 yards in
12 7/10 seconds. |
| 1929 |
The
Stawell Gift was won by C.H. Hearne of Tocumwal, New South Wales,
in 11 15/16 seconds. |
| 1946 |
Tiger
Bill O'Reilly announced his retirement from playing cricket. |
| 1970 |
North
Melbourne's Barry Cable became the first professional VFL player,
accepting $10,000 a year and expenses to play for North Melbourne. |
| 1991 |
The
Stawell Gift was won by Steve Brimacombe of Eltham, Victoria,
in 11.93 seconds. Steve went on to compete in the 1996 Olympic
Games. |
| 2002 |
The
Stawell Gift was won by Stuart Uhlmann of Cedar Grove, Queensland,
in 11.98 seconds. |
| 2006 |
Jockey Mark Flaherty
rode 5 winners on the card at the Bendigo
racecourse |
| 2013 |
The Stawell
Gift was won by Andrew Robinson from Tasmania, in 12.014 seconds
with a handicap of 7.25 |
