Australian Sporting Events

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  • First Racecourse Opens - Hawkesbury River Sydney

  • Sydney Turf Club Established

  • First Fully Recorded Cricket Match

  • First Inter-Colonial Cricket Match

  • First AFL Game

  • Archer Wins the First Melbourne Cup

  • First English Cricket Tour

  • First Aboriginal Cricket Team Tours England

  • First Womens Cricket Match

  • VFA is Formed w/ 8 Clubs

  • First Cricket Test on English Soil

  • Numbers Used on VFL Players for the First Time

  • Sheffild Shield Played for the First Time

  • Australia Wins it's First Rugby Test Against Britan

  • Australia win Davis Cup for First Time

  • Swimmer Frank Beaurepaire Sets Four World Records

  • Victor Trumper Scores 661 Runs at an Average of 94.2 vs. South Africa

  • Les Darcy Wins World Middleweight Boxing Title

  • Olympic Games cancelled due to WWI

  • Arthur Mailey sets Aust. test record wickets ina an innings 9/121

  • Don Bradman hits record 334 Runs vs Eng

  • Phar Lap wins Melbourne Cup

  • Phar Lap Dies in the US

  • Bob Pratt kicks record 150 goals in a Season

  • Don Bradman Retires

  • Australia Beats England In Rugby League Series for the First Time In 28 Years

  • Frank Sedgman win US Open

  • Rod Laver wins Grand Slam

  • Dawn Fraser makes Record of 8 medals inc. 4 gold medals

  • First One-Day International Game MCG

  • Fitzroy Records Greatest Winning Margin in VFL w/ 190 Points

  • Walabies First Team to win Second World Cup

  • Cathy Freeman wins 400m Track

  • Ian Thorpe = Shane Goulds Aust. Record for Most Medals

  • Australia wins 58 Medal inc. 16 Golds at Sydney Olympics

  • John Alosi Kicks Penalty for World Cup for the First Time since 1974

  • Cadel Evans wins Tour De France