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Gymnasium, Basketball Courts and Change rooms. The new administration of James Brayshaw worked with various Government agencies including the Melbourne City Council, Victorian State Government, and the Commonwealth Government
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Apart from its aborted move to Coburg in 1965, and times when the ground was being upgraded, the Arden St Oval has served as the permanent home of the North
Melbourne Football Club from 1882 until now. Apart from this, boxing, cricket, cycling, hurling and greyhound racing have all been accommodated
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The main grandstand seated prominent members and administrators of the football club up until the club stopped playing games there in 1984. From then on, it fell into disrepair and was eventually closed off to the public in 1991. It housed the club gym for a few years before bird droppings inside the
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Fogarty Street side of the ground, at a reputed cost of £850. Remnants of this stand, the concrete players’ race and the base of one of the external staircases, remain in the terraced area. The players’ race still connects the players’ dressing rooms in
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Melbourne Greyhound Racing Association used Arden St to hold its Greyhound racing meetings. The greyhounds ran on a track that formed a perimeter around the oval. Races were held on Monday nights and regularly attracted crowds of 5000, with double that number in attendance on the
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Pavilion was converted into the 'Kanga Kasino' that housed the clubs pokie machines. In 2002, North Melbourne acquired the Captain's Bar at the newly constructed Docklands Stadium, and the pokies were moved there. From 2002-2009 the Pavilion held the club gym, and North's official
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Melbourne Cricket Club. The cricket club first started playing at the ground in 1868. The cricket club began to share the oval with the football club in 1882, with the football club using the oval in winter, and the cricket club using the oval in the
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Fogarty streets. The betting ring was built for greyhound racing meetings that were held at Arden St from 1957-62. The dogs ran on a track that formed a perimeter around the cricket oval.
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summer. Historically this arrangement has been difficult and the North Melbourne cricket and football clubs have not got along. In 2007, the cricket club moved its First and Second XIs playing base to J. J. Holland Park in neighbouring
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repeat of the club's relocation to Coburg. Along with new administration facilities, a new first rate social club was built that became the envy of other VFL clubs during the 70s.
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Rex Pullen (1 April 1965). "North officials sign tomorrow".
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518:RIGHT HONORABLE THE LORD MAYOR OF MELBOURNE
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802:"North can have a new oval".
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538:H. E. MORTON, J. C. MORISON,
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534:R. ROUTLEY, J. C. CONNOLEY,
530:C. W. LETTEY J. P. T. MORAN
528:A. J. HARFORD J. T. EDMONDS
522:ON SATURDAY 24TH MARCH 1928
520:ALDERMAN SIR STEPHEN MORELL
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787:"North gets lease".
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963:. 22 February 2017.
711:"Arden Street Oval"
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159:Construction
43:Former names
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2891:The Meadows
2630:WACA Ground
2620:Toorak Park
2536:Coburg Oval
2506:Albury Oval
2475:TIO Stadium
2465:Manuka Oval
1494:VFL/AFL (5)
1452:VFL/AFL (4)
1427:(2019–2022)
1380:(2001–2006)
1378:Manuka Oval
1374:(1984–2008)
1368:(1999–2000)
1347:VFL/AFL (7)
1316:AFLW coach:
1032:Hume Leader
928:1 September
717:24 December
679:Graham Duff
647:Albert Park
434:Coburg Oval
359:1985 season
298:New Zealand
96: /
84:144°56′28″E
71:Coordinates
2928:Categories
2738:NEC Hangar
2651:Windy Hill
2585:Motordrome
2550:Euroa Oval
2541:Corio Oval
1487:Runners-up
1302:Jy Simpkin
1288:AFL coach:
1063:2009-06-08
867:2009-05-19
651:Royal Park
643:Kensington
626:Mick Nolan
592:Outer Shed
380:Royal Park
81:37°47′57″S
50:Aegis Park
2893:(current)
2887:(current)
2753:RSEA Park
2723:Ikon Park
2688:AAMI Park
2575:Lake Oval
2404:The Gabba
1431:York Park
1217:Kangaroos
1215:Nickname:
774:The Argus
742:2 January
657:in 2013.
655:Greenvale
618:gasometer
612:Gasometer
286:Australia
191:Architect
2881:(former)
1530:AFLW (1)
1400:AFLW (5)
1252:Captains
1011:25 April
986:25 April
902:21 March
876:cite web
449:Richmond
306:Source:
251:(1930s)
142:35,116 (
130:Capacity
119:Operator
64:Victoria
55:Location
2820:Present
2566:(China)
2381:grounds
1433:(2019–)
1415:(2022–)
1409:(2020–)
1392:(2012–)
1386:(2000–)
1259:Coaches
1238:Players
1231:Records
1224:History
1088:6 March
1037:7 April
980:The Age
923:The Age
632:Tenants
453:Carlton
369:History
351: (
216:VFL/AFL
199:Tenants
151:Surface
2851:Closed
1421:(2019)
1362:(1965)
408:closed
406:, was
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172:Opened
1006:(PDF)
861:(PDF)
854:(PDF)
698:Notes
342:, an
175:1850s
167:1850s
154:Grass
134:4,000
109:Owner
2642:(NZ)
2293:2024
2287:2023
2282:2022
2277:2021
2272:2020
2267:2019
2262:2018
2257:2017
2252:2016
2247:2015
2242:2014
2237:2013
2232:2012
2227:2011
2222:2010
2217:2009
2212:2008
2207:2007
2202:2006
2197:2005
2192:2004
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2177:2001
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2167:1999
2162:1998
2157:1997
2152:1996
2147:1995
2142:1994
2137:1993
2132:1992
2127:1991
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2097:1985
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1762:1918
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1742:1912
1737:1911
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1469:1996
1464:1977
1459:1975
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1039:2014
1013:2014
988:2014
930:2015
904:2015
882:link
744:2017
719:2016
649:and
353:1882
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