| year |
Australian sporting history on this day |
1902 |
Collingwood
won its first VFL premiership defeating Essendon 9.6.60 to
3.9.27. |
1937 |
Ron Clarke,
distance runner, was born; held 19 world records. |
1955 |
Keith Ollerenshaw
won the NSW marathon in an Australian record time of 2 hours,
22 minutes and 17 seconds. |
1957 |
St George won
the NSWRFL Grand Final against Manly Warringah 31-9. |
1968 |
South Sydney
won the NSWRFL Grand Final against Manly Warringah 13-9. |
1974 |
Eastern Suburbs
won the NSWRFL Grand Final against Canterbury 19-4. |
1983 |
Anna Meares, track cyclist, was
born. Gold medallist at 2004 Olympics |
| 2002 |
Jockey David Rewald "rode
the card" when he rode all 5 winners at a meeting in Taroom,
Queensland |
