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Founded
The MCG was founded in 1854 and later became the home ground of MCC -
First cycling race
The first cycling race was held in the MCG. The bicycles used are called velocipedes. They were wooden bikes with the pedals connected to the front wheel -
First tennis match
The melbourne lawn tennis club layed an ashpallt court in the MCG and the first match was played -
First game of rugby union
The first rugby union match was held at the MCG on the 29th of june 1878. The crowd was between 6000 and 7000 people. The game resulted in a draw -
Rugby league first played
The first match of rugby league was played. nsw played england and lost 15-21 -
Used for army purposes
The MCG housed the army barracks during world war 2. -
Summer Olympics
In 1956 the summer Olympic were held in Melbourne the main stadium was the MCG -
most people attending
In 1959 the most people recorded at the MCG. It was a religious event held by the leader Billy Graham with at least 134000 people attending -
First rock concert
In 1974 the first rock concert was held at the MCG. David Cassidy was the preformer. -
Commonwealth games
In 2006 the Commonwealth games were held in Melbourne. The opening and closing ceromoies were held at the MCG so was a lot of the events
