| year |
Australian sporting history on this day |
1905 |
Mark
Robinson, from Cooma, won the Goulburn to Sydney cycling race
in 6 hours, 50 minutes and 30 seconds. |
1915 |
The
New South Wales Snooker Championship was won by W. Hughes
from Dundas. |
1944 |
Balmain
won the NSWRFL Grand Final Challenge against Newtown 12-8. |
1950 |
South
Sydney won the NSWRFL Grand Final against Western Suburbs
21-15. |
1961 |
St
George won the NSWRFL Grand Final against Western Suburbs
22-0. |
1967 |
South
Sydney won the NSWRFL Grand Final against Canterbury 12-10. |
1968 |
Interdominion
winner Cardigan Bay ran his last race in the USA. In his career
he ran 154 times for 80 wins and 47 places. The first harness
racer in the world to win $1m. |
1972 |
Manly
won their first ever Sydney Rugby League Grand Final defeating
Easts 19-14. |
1978 |
Manly
Warringah and Cronulla drew 11-11 at the NSWRFL Grand Final
- the Grand Final was replayed on 19 September with Manly
winning 16-0. |
1990 |
Triathlete
Greg Welch won the world triathlon championship in Orlando,
Florida with Australians filling the first three places -
Brad Beven 2nd and Stephen Foster 3rd. |
