| year |
Australian sporting history on this day |
1838 |
The first horse
racing meeting was staged in South Australia on a course organised
by Colonel Light, just one year after settlement. |
1845 |
First recorded lawn bowls match
in Australia took place when F Lipscombe was defeated by T Burgess
at a match at Sandy Beach near Hobart. Both learned the game
in England. |
1870 |
The Caledonian
sports are held at Sandhurst. |
1887 |
First Prince
won the inaugural running of the Perth Cup. |
1901 |
Automobile races
were held for the fist time in Sydney to celebrate Federation
Day. |
1910 |
1910 Melbourne
Cup winner Comedy
King had his first start in a race when he finished
unplaced of 16 in the Standish Handicap at Flemington behind
Malmsey |
| 1927 |
Jockey E Barry "rode the
card" when he rode all 6 winners at a meeting inNorthampton,
West Australia |
1928 |
Frank Dobbie
(from Victoria) won the Australian Bowls Singles Championship
played in Melbourne. There were 1170 competitors. |
1938 |
Australia defeated France in a
rugby league match 35-8 in Paris |
1939 |
Murray Rose, Olympic gold medal
swimmer (at age 16), born |
1948 |
Australian boxer Paul Ferreri
born Sicily - migrated to Australia 1953 |
1949 |
Sir Donald Bradman
was knighted in the New Year's honours' list. |
1956 |
The State of
Victoria in Australia legalised the use of a mechanical hare
for greyhound racing. |
1957 |
Olympic runner
Betty Cuthbert was announced as the ABC's Sportsman of The
Year for 1956. |
1971 |
Bert Ironmonger,
Australian cricketer / wicket keeper, died. |
1974 |
Evonne Goolagong
won her first Australian Open tennis title, defeating Chris
Evert 7-6,4-6,6-0. |
1975 |
Australian basketballer Christopher
Anstey born in Melbourne - coach Melbourne Tigers |
1979 |
Meliador, ridden
by John Wilson, won the Perth
Cup at Ascot Race Course. |
1982 |
10 year old
horse Magistrate won the Perth
Cup for the second year in a row. |
