| year |
Australian sporting history on this day |
1870 |
A
new swimming club was formed at Kenney's Baths in St Kilda,
Melbourne, Victoria. |
1895 |
The
first Warrnambool to Melbourne bike race was staged. |
1929 |
A
Hereward de Havilland won the Sydney-Perth Transcontinental
Air Race. |
1980 |
Greg
Norman won the world match play title at the Wentworth Club
in England. |
1986 |
Mike
Burgmann, Australian race car driver, died in a racing accident
during the Bathurst 1000 race. He was born 3 June 1947. |
2003 |
Penrith
Panthers won the NRL Grand Final against Sydney Roosters 18-6. |
2014 |
South Sydney broke a 43 year premiership
drought to win the NRL Grand Final against Canterbury 30-6 |
