Football
High-rise to top old house
Newspaper clipping from the Herald Sun (14-08-2017) about proposal to redevelop Ascot Lodge, 1081 Hoddle Street by adding to it another seven storeys. Objections have been raised over excessive height, lack of parking and over-development. The article mentions 'Scarfy', a well known identity who used to sell footy scarves from his window.
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History of Football
Articles on history of football. Including Melbourne Football Club.
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Jolimont Football Club 1915
Photo shows members of the Jolimont Football Club, 1915. John Samuel Goldsbury is seated first on the left in the middle row. He enlisted in the AIF in 1916 and his story is available using link below.
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Melbourne Football Club eyes off Yarra Park for training ground
Newspaper clipping reporting on action by the East Melbourne Group and local residents to thwart the Melbourne Football Club's ambition to have part of Yarra Park for its training ground. With a State election imminent candidates will want to keep the electorate onside.
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Melbourne Football Club looks for new home
Newspaper clipping reporting on the proposal by the Melbourne Football Club to use part of Gosch's Paddock for its new headquarters. The Club had previously tried to obtain the use of part of Yarra Park.
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Parking in Yarra Park could be abolished
Newspaper clipping reporting that it is likely that football parking in Yarra Park will soon be a thing of the past, except for disabled parking and parking for emergency services. The decision will be based on increasing security concerns.
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Richmond Football Club vows to exit Punt Road Oval if Jack Dyer Stand can't be demolished
Article about Richmond Football Club's proposal to redevelop its ground to create a larger playing area, comparable to that of the MCG. This will necessitate the demolition of the Jack Dyer Stand, which will be replaced with a stand of twice the capacity. The club claims that there is no other way to achieve its aims and if demolition is refused it will be forced to leave
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Sausages and memories
Newspaper article by Paul Daffey about Holy Trinity Church and its connections with Australian Rules football, particularly with Arthur Mueller 'Joe' Pearce, a member of the congregation, star footballer and WW1 hero.
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The Glasshouse: a new building for the Collingwood Football Club
Newspaper clipping gives description of the newly completed building constructed for the Collingwood Football Club to provide additional function facilities to those already available in the Club's main building, the old Olympic swimming pool. The building was designed by Croxon Ramsay Architects with interiors by Hecker Guthrie.
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Tom Wills: His Spectacular Rise and Tragic Fall
Book by Greg de Moore entitled "Tom Wills: His Spectacular Rise and Tragic Fall"
This is the story of Tom Wills - flawed genius, sporting libertine, fearless leader and agitator, and the man most often credited with creating the game we now know as Australian Rules Football.
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