| year |
Australian sporting history on this day |
| 1890 |
Melbourne
bookmakers went on strike. |
| 1947 |
Balmain
won the NSWRFL Grand Final Challenge against Canterbury 13-9. |
| 1951 |
Adelaide
rider Jack Young won the world speedway championship at Wembley
in the UK. |
| 1952 |
Western
Suburbs won the NSWRFL Grand Final Challenge against South
Sydney 22-12. |
| 1957 |
A.
Robinson from Queensland defeated G. Jennings from South Australia
to win the Australian Men's Table Tennis Championship. |
| 1967 |
Melbourne
Cup winning racehorse Baghdad
Note had his first race start at Dunedin in NZ running
5th of 12 starters over 4 furlongs in the McLean Stakes. |
| 1969 |
Balmain
won the NSWRFL Grand Final against South Sydney 11-2. |
|
1965 |
Racehorse Disseminate won a Graduation
race at Rosehill
race course starting at 250/1 |
| 1975 |
Eastern
Suburbs won the NSWRFL Grand Final against St George 38-0. |
| 1997 |
Brisbane
Broncos won the Super League 1997 against Cronulla Sutherland
Sharks 26-8 - Rugby League match. |
