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1853 Melbourne Cricket Ground
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State Library of Victoria
Title: Cricket Ground Melbourne
Date of creation: 1853.
drawing : pencil ; 22.4 x 28.3 cm.
Accession Number: H591
Image Number: is000928
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1854 Richmond Paddock Police Station
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The view is looking south along Swanston Street, from Collins Street, showing first wooden bridge over the Yarra, and Jolimont Police paddock in middle distance.
State Library of Victoria
Artist: Strafford, George
Date of creation: [ca. 1854]
Drawing: with pencil, white gouache and watercolour on brown paper ; sheet 23.0 x 37.0 cm.
Accession Number: H281
Image Number: b28317
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1860 MCG Victorian Eleven
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Victorian Eleven and the International Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Feb 2,3,4 1860
State Library of Victoria
Artist: Gilks, Edward
Date of creation: February 15th 1860 [Feb. 15, 1860]
Print: lithograph ; 33.7 x 49.2 cm., on sheet 41.3 x 55.6 cm.
Accession Number: H2084
Image Number: b28353
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1864 MCG
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Melbourne Cricket Ground 1st January 1864
State Library of Victoria
Date of creation: [1864]
Print : tinted lithograph with hand colouring ; image 25.9 x 35.8 cm., on sheet 41.5 x 52.0 cm. approx.
Reproduction rights owned by the State Library of Victoria
Accession Number: H15455
Image Number: b28474
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1864 MCG International Cricket Match
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The International Cricket match on the Melbourne Cricket Ground New Year's Day 1864
The All England Eleven versus Twenty-Two of Victoria
Artist: Grosse, Frederick,
Date of creation: January 25, 1864.
Print: wood engraving.
Reproduction rights owned by the State Library of Victoria
Accession Number: IAN25/01/64/8-9
Image Number: mp000725
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1864 Richmond Paddock Grand International Cricket Match
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Grand international cricket match, on New Year's day.
Melbourne Ground Richmond Paddock.
Artist: Calvert, Samuel,
Date of creation: January 25, 1864.
Print: wood engraving.
Reproduction rights owned by the State Library of Victoria
Accession Number: IMP25/01/64/8-9
Image Number: b48778
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1865 Yarra Park Map
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Plan of Melbourne and suburbs
Extract from:
De Gruchy and Leigh.
Plan of Melbourne and suburbs
1863 - 1865. MAP RM 1316.
National Library of Australia
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1866 Richmond Paddock Australian football match
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An Australian rules football match at the Richmond Paddock (now Yarra Park), Melbourne, in about 1866. The building in the background is the Melbourne Cricket Ground pavilion.
Artist: Campbell, Oswald Rose
Engraver: Bruce, Robert,
Winter in Australia : Football in the Richmond Paddock.
Date of creation: July 27, 1866.
Print: wood engraving.
Reproduction rights owned by the State Library of Victoria
Accession Number: IMP27/07/66/304
Image Number: b49119
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1867 MCG Aboriginal Cricket Match
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An Aboriginal cricket match on the M.C.C. ground.
Artist: Calvert, Samuel, 1828-1913
Date(s) of creation: January 24, 1867.
print : wood engraving.
Reproduction rights owned by the State Library of Victoria
Accession Number: IMP24/01/67/8
Image Number: b49192
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1869 MCG Velocipede Race
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Shows a bicycle race held at the M.C.G. in front of a large crowd. The two riders pictured are the first place getter, Mr J. Finlay of Fitzroy and second place getter Mr R.
Artist: Calvert, Samuel
Date(s) of creation: August 14, 1869.
print : wood engraving.
Reproduction rights owned by the State Library of Victoria
Accession Number: IAN14/08/69/161
Image Number: mp001527
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