The Preston and Northcote School Sports While recently researching the history of Preston and Gowerville Park (aka Preston City Oval), I came across a long forgotten phenomenon of the 1950s and early 60s that I’m sure will strike a chord with many readers of “a Certain Age”. With a drop-off in interest and attendances in Association football in those years, […]
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Preston and Gowerville Park : A Timeline
(The featured image is from a 1906 postcard, taken from the Bruce Street end of the Park and believed to have been hand-colored and printed in Germany) Preston and the Park : A Time Line 1838-39 : The lands that were to become Preston are sold off at public auction – 12 lots rangingfrom 312 […]