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1853 Melbourne Cricket Ground

1853 Melbourne Cricket Ground
Acknowledgments: 

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

1854 Richmond Paddock Police Station

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.

Acknowledgments: 

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

1860 MCG Victorian Eleven

Victorian Eleven and the International Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Feb 2,3,4 1860

Acknowledgments: 

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

1864 MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground 1st January 1864

Acknowledgments: 

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

1864 MCG International Cricket Match

The International Cricket match on the Melbourne Cricket Ground New Year's Day 1864
The All England Eleven versus Twenty-Two of Victoria

Acknowledgments: 

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

1864 Richmond Paddock Grand International Cricket Match

Grand international cricket match, on New Year's day.
Melbourne Ground Richmond Paddock.

Acknowledgments: 

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

1865 Yarra Park Map

Plan of Melbourne and suburbs

Acknowledgments: 

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

1866 Richmond Paddock Australian football match

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.

Acknowledgments: 

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

1867 MCG Aboriginal Cricket Match

An Aboriginal cricket match on the M.C.C. ground.

Acknowledgments: 

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

1869 MCG Velocipede Race

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.

Acknowledgments: 

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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