| year |
Australian sporting history on this day |
1882 |
Test
cricketer Bert Ironmonger was born. |
1890 |
The
Stawell Gift was won by J. Midson of Eaglehawk, Victoria in
11 7/8 seconds. |
1932 |
Reports
finally reached Australia that champion horse Phar Lap had been
found dead in the USA - poisoning rumours abounded. |
1947 |
The
Stawell Gift was a dead heat and had to be re-run to arrive
at a winner. In the re-run Alec Martin from Ballarat, Victoria,
defeated Doug Gardner. |
1950 |
Bryan Martin, Melbourne race caller,
born Melbourne |
1958 |
The
Stawell Gift was won by Malcolm Durant of Ascot Vale, Victoria,
in 11 8/10 seconds. |
1968 |
Duncan
Armstrong, Australian swimmer, was born. |
1969 |
The
Stawell Gift was won by Barry McLeod of Braybrook, Victoria,
in 12 seconds. |
| 1969 |
Jockey George Moore
rode 5 winners on the card at the Randwick
racecourse |
1980 |
The
Stawell Gift was won by John Dinan of Viewbank, Victoria, in
12.3 seconds. |
1985 |
Swimmer
John Konrad's 1500 metres gold medal from the 1960 Olympics
was stolen from his home. |
