Age 17, Fred enlisted in the AIF and was posted to France with the medical corps. He returned home to marry and settle in Macleod where he was very active in the local sporting community and local RSL 10/12/1901 to 30/7/72. Fred Sweeney was born in Bendigo, where he attended school and later worked in […]
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Six decades playing golf in Glenroy
Judy Manning has a storied history of playing golf in Melbourne’s North. Judy’s family first became golfers after her father Stan Williams came home from World War II looking for a sport he could play with one arm. The whole family first played at Royal Park golf course, with Judy taking up the sport at […]
Forza Juve – the role of football in forming community
By Carlo Carli, President, Brunswick Zebras Brunswick Zebras Football Club is a direct descent of the Melbourne Juventus Club. Today it is a large community club based in Sumner Park, Brunswick East. After starting out as an Italian club, it is now an all-inclusive club, with male and female teams and with players from diverse cultural and […]
The Brunswick U13 Dragons’ 2013 premiership season
The following is a personal recollection of the Brunswick U13 Dragons’ 2013 premiership winning season in the Yarra Junior Football League. This is an edited version of an article by Director of Coaching Trevor Ludeman that was originally published in the Brunswick Junior Football Club 2013 Annual Report. The old adage in Amateur Football is […]
Greensborough Football Club
Club Formation 1890’s The Evelyn Observer reported in the Friday 30th June 1893 edition that the first match of the recently formed Greensborough Football Club took place on Saturday last (24th June 1893). It was played against Diamond Creek and resulted in a draw. Greensborough played various games during the period 1890- 1910 but not […]
Wallace – Champion Thoroughbred Sire
“Wallace”, one of the Australia’s greatest thoroughbred sires of the first twenty years of the twentieth century commenced his stud career at “Bundoora Park” in 1896. By the champion Australian racehorse and sire “Carbine” from “Melodious” (by the imported “Goldsborough”), Wallace was a good but not exceptional two-year old, being placed in several leading juvenile […]
Cricket In Preston – the Early Days
“… the Preston players went in first and during their first innings repeated and not uncalled for complaints were made about the decisions of the Preston umpire as being in favour of the club he represented …” … the Phillipstown players had the good sense to go when they were given out and many and […]
Rosanna Golf Club
The Rosanna Golf Club is situated in a picturesque valley where the Plenty and Yarra rivers meet and is a popular destination for golfers. Its’s website provides a good history of golfing in the area. The following are summarised news articles from “The Heidelberger” July 1966 The East Rosanna Progress Association is seeking the views […]
Growling Frog Golf Course
The Growling Frog Golf Course at 1910 Donnybrook Rd, Yan Yean was opened in September 2004. It is designed by golfing legend and internationally renowned golf course architect Graham Marsh and is is nestled amongst stately 300 year old River Red Gums on more than 300 acres of Victorian countryside. The Growling Frog name is […]
Dan O’Brien – Australian’s forgotten turf legend
Born in pre-gold rush Melbourne to Irish immigrants Dennis and Ann O’Brien, Dan grew up among horses. From birth to seven years old, this renowned jockey, trainer, owner, breeder and publican, the son of a drover, lived less than 100 metres from Kirk’s Bazaar, Melbourne’s famous horse market. On his mother’s death in 1854, Dan […]