The great David Neitz makes his debut. Ivor Warne-Smith, who takes over as captain-coach, creates VFL/AFL history by becoming the first player to win two Brownlow Medals. It ends a 14-game losing streak against the Saints. Melbourne returns to the finals finishing sixth playing the Kangaroos in the second elimination final. So they had a meeting and decided to [22] The margin stays close throughout the match, with the lead swapping several times. In 1903, after 34 years of competing, the club won its first premiership, defeating Richmond in the final. In preparation for the 1998 finals series, and despite losing six of their last eight to the Roos, legendary Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy publicly labelled North executives Greg Miller and Mark Dawson soft in response to comments from commentators that his Essendon team was soft. Stuart Spencer becomes chairman, taking over from Sir Billy Snedden. Ross Brewer boots 32 majors to top the clubs goal tally. In just his fifth AFL game, Austin Wonaeamirri boots three of his four goals to help Melbourne to a stunning win. The Demons finish 11th with seven wins and one draw. In June, Melbourne breaks away from the Melbourne Cricket Club after almost 100 years of being a section of the club. After Melbourne comes off a miserable season, Paul Roos, in his first year as coach, guides the club to four wins. Its the start of Melbournes greatest winning streak, when it wins 19 matches from round 15, 1955 to round 13, 1956. The club finishes fourth and improves with 10 wins. Glenn Lovett wins Melbournes best and fairest award and Allen Jakovich tops the goalkicking for the second year in a row with 40 majors. Laurie Mithen wins Melbournes best and fairest, while Athol Webb and Barassi kick 44 goals each to top the clubs goalkicking. Both clubs remain in the AFL as we know them today. Melbournes second win under Bailey is a one-point thriller against the Brisbane Lions in round 14 at the G. 1932, 1933, 1948, 1957, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1981, 1991, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1951, 1965, 1971, 1989, 2010, 2011, 2018, 1927, 1928, 1936, 1955, 1960, 1962, 1984, 1988, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1940, 1956, 1961, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1992, 2019, North had not won a premiership yet, and thus was not considered a powerful club, The industrialisation of the locality had drained the club's income streams, The club had a strong reputation for hooliganism from their fans, There was a lot of bad blood between Collingwood and North following a torrid engagement in the previous season, Essendon felt threatened by the proximity of North Melbourne, A court case against the North Melbourne Cricket Club had damaged the Football Club's status, This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 05:35. It drops the opening seven rounds. Its the most recent finals match Melbourne plays in. In setting up these two clubsboth of which survive to the Geoff McGivern wins Melbournes best and fairest and Noel Clarke tops the goalkicking with 49 majors. Today, its the sixth best in VFL/AFL history. of hanging blue and white ribbons off the dangling bones. He was the chairman/president of the North Melbourne Football Club from 1971 to 1976, and then again from 2001 to 2005. The resulting melodrama saw the formation of B-Class shareholders who had the effective power of veto over any attempt to merge or relocate the club. The Demons win by 46 points. The club's origins can be traced back to a letter drafted by Tom Wills more than 160 years ago. Melbourne opens its season with a 30-point win over St Kilda at Etihad Stadium. Frank Checker Hughes becomes coach, after playing in two premierships with Richmond from 1920-21 and coaching the club to the 1932 flag. Ian Ridley becomes chairman and Hassa Mann becomes chief executive in July. Over this period, Melbourne claims 108 wins and two draws from 141 matches. La Fontaine claims his third club best and fairest award. Melbourne wins its 10th premiership and fourth flag under Norm Smith. Five-time premiership player Ian Ridley steps up to become coach, after guiding the reserves to consecutive flags in 1969-70. Alan Johnson wins his second club best and fairest award and recruit Darren Bennett, who later becomes an NFL punter, kicks 34 goals. To this day, its also the heaviest defeat in VFL/AFL history. It played its home games at Chirnside Park in Werribee until mid-2019,[61] and then at the redeveloped Arden Street Oval since the second half of 2019. Its the 14th edition of the Australian National Football Carnival. Melbourne players John Beckwith, Robert B Johnson, Ron Barassi, Laurie Mithen and Don Williams represent Victoria. Melbourne votes to go into recess until the end of the war. The joint venture saw a chance of promotion, and the club applied for admission to the more prestigious VFL in 1908, but Richmond and University were admitted instead. On 30 June 1921, North told its players it would disband and try to gain entry to the VFL by the 'back-door'. The rivalry reignited in the 21st century, firstly with an intense semi-final in 2007. 1889 - Riverside Football Club (1880 - 1890) was re-named Hawthorn for one year. Henry Harrison is Melbournes first VFL chairman and Hugh McLeod is secretary for clubs inaugural VFL season, after holding the position since 1890. Paul Gardner announces his resignation in June, with the late, great Jim Stynes replacing him as president. In 1979, Moore polled 22 votes and Flower 19. Aylett played 220 games and kicked 311 goals for North in a stellar playing career that earned him a spot in the club's Team of the Century. Essendon League Football Club had lost its playing ground at East Melbourne and had decided to acquire the North Melbourne Recreation Reserve as a new playing ground. (03) 9090 7868Email: frankgoode@gmail.com, Peter Schofield, Shinboner No.487, returned to the North Melbourne Football Club on Friday to celebrate his 91st birthday, North Melbourne's draft haul next week will be the cream of the crop as things stand, but late-blooming talent is worthy of celebration too, We're just days out from the 2022 NAB AFL Draft, so we've trawled through the Kangaroos' history of selections, North Melbourne has a long history of extracting maximum value on all fronts, and the trade table is no exception, The North Melbourne Football Club is mourning the loss of former captain John Brady, who passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning at the age of 90, The North Melbourne Football Club is mourning the death of club Legend, Dr Allen Aylett, who passed away on Friday, North Melbourne is proud to induct James Brayshaw, Frank Goode and Jona Segal as Life Members of the club, The North Melbourne Kangaroos will induct six new life members on Sunday as part of the clubs 1996 Premiership reunion celebrations, You are currently logged in to Club Exclusive access. This time, Moore gains 24 votes and Flower again polls 19. For the record, its also the 18th Grand Final Melbourne plays in (12 wins, one draw and five losses). I had lived in North Melbourne for more than 20 years before But the club is outvoted and it continues in the VFL. In 1999, the Kangaroos finished in second position on the ladder, and went on to defeat Carlton in the Grand Final, winning the club's fourth VFL/AFL premiership; former Sydney midfielder Shannon Grant taking out the Norm Smith Medal. After a summer where devastating bushfires impacted the country, the AFLW side is involved in a Bushfire Relief Double-Header at Marvel Stadium in Round 4 against Collingwood. Colin Niven takes over as captain, as Melbourne finishes sixth with nine wins. (03) 9090 7868Email:frankgoode@gmail.com, ContactFrank GoodeMobile. The departure of Henry Harrison and Tom Wills to Geelong plays a key part in the clubs worse season to date. It finishes eighth with six wins. The club goes out in straight sets after falling to Geelong in the second semi-final by 12 points at the MCG, and then losing comfortably to Collingwood in the preliminary final by 55 points at the Cricket Ground. The Demons record five wins and finish ninth in Carl Ditterichs final season as captain-coach. Melbourne seconds it, with Essendon, St Kilda and South Melbourne joining in. Ivor Warne-Smith becomes the clubs first Brownlow Medal winner. Thomas Wray kicks the one goal for the match to give the Melbourne side victory. Clyde Laidlaw, Geoff Tunbridge, Geoff Case and Trevor Johnson are among the retirees. Mass gatherings would be restricted, with the league forced to play all AFL and AFLW games behind closed doors. By the end of the home and away season, Melbourne finishes seventh with 13 wins. Donald Duffy steps down as president. Greg Healy wins Melbournes best and fairest and tops the clubs goalkicking with 35 goals. Incredibly, Melbourne wins its fifth successive premiership in the seconds. Three known stories, and there may be more. Again, Norm Smith (coach) and Noel McMahen (captain) are the clubs leaders. In the off-season, Melbourne secures four-time Hawthorn premiership player Jordan Lewis and former Bomber Michael Hibberd. Its win over Hawthorn by 29 points at the MCG in round 20 ends a 13-game losing streak against the Hawks, dating back to round eight, 2006. The Demons go on to win nine straight and their performances soon become the talk of the town. Two new sides - Geelong and North Melbourne - enter the AFLW, with a new conference system adopted for the 2019 season. He becomes permanent CEO from June 3. Ron Barassi stars with five goals and is regarded as best-on-ground. [25] Noble led the club to the wooden spoon in 2021 despite the team producing some encouraging results towards the end of the season and ending with four wins and a draw from the season. whole team became known as The Shinboners. Jones wins his third consecutive best and fairest. Tobin Brothers, who was president of the North Melbourne Football Club from 1953-56 and wanted a mascot that would be used universally to represent the He proposed that the team be called The Kangaroos. The North Melbourne Football Club has a long history of wearing various designs in the colours of royal blue and white. The club was founded as the "North Melbourne Football Club", but changed to "North Melbourne cum Albert Park" after merging with Albert Park in 1876. Essendon had their revenge a year later, winning a Preliminary Final by 86 points. Melbourne also lands football manager Danny Corcoran late in the season and appoints the inspirational Neale Daniher as coach at the seasons end. Shane McGrath becomes captain, as Denis Cornder wins Melbournes best and fairest award and tops the clubs goalkicking tally with 36. Melbourne wins the seconds flag its first since 1939. The Adelaide signs a five-year deal, with his first seasons as Roos assistant, before he takes over as senior coach for the 2017 season. In December, the club signs an agreement with the Melbourne and Olympic Park Trust, with the aim to create an elite training and administration base at the redeveloped venue. The origins of the nickname is believed to come from the areas abattoirs, where a number of the players worked. In his first season as coach, Dean Bailey experiences a couple of massive losses in the opening two rounds, by a combined losing margin of 199 points. He proves to be correct. decorated the verandah of his shop with be ribboned shinbones whenever North Some normality is restored over the summer, with the fifth AFLW season beginning in late January. Melbourne slides out of the eight, finishing ninth with nine wins. Coming up against the Kangaroos in the second preliminary final at the MCG, Melbourne falls to the Roos by 30 points. W.C. (Bill) McClelland becomes captain. The lyrics have occasionally been changed, including updating the year in the song (e.g. Melbourne wins two games and finishes second last to University, which claims its fourth wooden spoon in a row, in its final VFL season. Melbourne comes third at the end of the home and away season with 10 wins, before finishing fourth following round robin series. Future MCC chairman Steven Smith wins the club best and fairest and Mark Jacko Jackson tops the clubs goalkicking with 76 majors in his first year with the club. North competed in the VFA from 1877 until 1924. 1871 - 1873 Hawthorn Grammar School. Charlie Young tops the clubs goalkicking with 21 goals. Jim Stynes and Sean Wight in the 1988 Grand Final parade down Bourke Street Mall. Only Norm Smith and Frank Checker Hughes have coached Melbourne to more finals than Northey. Future Melbourne captain Greg Healy wins the Morrish Medal. North Melbourne were cellar dwellers for its first twenty-five years of VFL membership and struggled to win matches in the superior VFL competition, with the only bright note being Sel Murray winning the VFL Leading Goalkicker Medal in 1941 with 88 goals. Melbourne starts its finals campaign with a nine-point win over Carlton in the second qualifying final at the MCG, and follows up with a second preliminary final victory over the Kangaroos by 50 points at the G. Melbourne claims its ninth wooden spoon. The Eagles defeat Melbourne by 30 points in the first semi-final at Waverley Park. Still, its a disappointing end to the season, as Melbourne loses its last 10 matches to finish 17th. The fourth oldest football club in the Australian Football League and one of the oldest in the world, North Melbourne's administration and training facility is based on Arden Street in North Melbourne. The club was floated in 1986 through a membership vote led by then chairman Bob Ansett. hunting wild ducks on what is now the Arden Street oval. The club's motto is Victoria amat curam, Latin for "Victory Demands Dedication". Hughes retires from coaching after the victory. Following the demise of the AFL reserves competition, North Melbourne's reserves team was dissolved, and over the following eighteen years the club entered reserves affiliations with a range of Victorian Football League clubs. It proves to be Frank Checker Hughes fifth premiership as coach (one at Richmond and then four at Melbourne), making him one of only four people to coach five VFL/AFL premierships or more. At the end of the season, the club wins its first night series Grand Final, defeating Fitzroy by 16 points at Lake Oval. Joe Kinnear claims the Gardiner Medal in the reserves. present daythe local lads were following on behind those who, three years Truscott returns to play one game for the season, unfurling Melbournes 1941 flag. The club signs him to a two-year deal with an option for a third. Melbourne wins its second night premiership in three years, when it beats Geelong by nine points at Waverley Park. Along with the promotion, the club adopted its first uniform of blue and white horizontal stripes. The club has 12 debutants, including the legendary Norm Smith, as Melbourne finishes sixth for the second year in a row. The Demons defeat Collingwood by 11 points in the second semi-final at the MCG, before beating the Magpies again, this time by 28 points in the Grand Final at the home of football. Chairman Joe Blair passes away. Thomas Wray is also present, but does not put his name to the rules. [62] In September 2017, the club was announced as one of two clubs, along with Geelong, to receive a licence to join the competition in 2019. On July 9, Melbourne turns 160 years old remaining the oldest football club in the AFL and believed to be the world. In 1876 the club amalgamated with Albert-park Football Club to form Albert-park cum North Melbourne FC. The club officially competes as the North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos[67] often shortened simply to Kangaroos across league publications[68] due to its ground-sharing arrangement between venues in Victoria and Tasmania. It results in captain Robert Flower who is talked out of retirement at the end of 1986 playing his first finals series in his last VFL season. One of the biggest football stories of all-time occurs, when Norm Smith is sensationally sacked after round 12, when issues with the committee comes to a head. Its an outstanding 24-point win in round 12. They would be scheduled to again go to Optus Stadium to play West Coast and enter the game confident after their Round 22 win at the venue. Harry Davie, who leads Melbournes goalkicking with 56 for the year, boots 13 goals against Carlton in round 14 at Princes Park. The club's board of directors has nine members, with each director serving a three-year term before their position is put up for re-election at an AGM. The club misses out on finals, placing fifth with 12 wins. TF Morkham finishes as chairman. Melbourne wins its 12th and last reserves premiership, before the competition is abolished at the end of the 1999 season. Melbourne again finishes runner-up to Essendon. For the third time, Jeff Farmer tops Melbournes goal tally with 76. He remarkably returns in round nine, but the following week he suffers another knee injury, which ends his year. Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal: Nick Larkey (2018), In 2017, following the inaugural AFL Women's (AFLW) season, North Melbourne was among eight clubs that applied for licences to enter the competition from 2019 onwards. It was in this year that the club adopted the "Kangaroos" mascot. Early life [ edit] One of Melbournes poorest seasons in VFL/AFL history. Peter Spargo becomes interim CEO from April 9 to 31, before former Essendon chief executive Peter Jackson is appointed chief executive on May 1. Melbourne wins just four matches for the year and drops further down the ladder to 16th. Gerard Healy, Steven Smith, Peter Giles and Steven Icke skipper the side in Flowers absence, and they too suffer injuries while leading the side. [34] The second verse is unknown in origin and was presumably added later by members of the club when the song was chosen. Not since 1981, when Melbourne won one game, has the club endured such a poor season. In the tougher Conference A, Melbourne finish the year in fourth with a 4-3 record. Petracca would go on to finish third in the Brownlow Medal count and earn All Australian selection, alongside Max Gawn. Tyla Hanks wins the competition's Rising Star Award and shares the club's Best and Fairest Award with Karen Paxman. The Demons play Essendon in the Grand Final, but suffers its first GF loss, going down by 63 points at the Cricket Ground. Melbourne wins its fifth premiership in sixth seasons and its 11th overall. Its an important step, given Melbournes future is under serious threat. On June 13, Melbourne returns to the field at Marvel Stadium in Round 2 as they claim a close win over Carlton. The Demons finish sixth with 11 wins, but misses the finals after Footscray claim fifth spot. Melbourne wins by 32 points. North Melbourne became a powerhouse through the 1990s under Pagan and Carey, and finished in the top four from 1994 until 2000. David Neitz and James Hird with the cup prior to the 2000 Grand Final. Hotham also found itself well represented at the first ever inter-colonial representative game in 1879 with four players from the club gaining selection for Victoria. In the next few days, the AFL cuts the AFLW home and away season short, bringing forward the Finals which Melbourne qualify for after finishing third in Conference B. In 1949 North secured the VFL Minor Premiership, finishing top of the ladder at the end of the home-and-away season with 14 wins and 5 losses. After a top-4 finish and a preliminary final berth in 2007, and a first-round elimination final exit in 2008, North Melbourne dropped to 13th in 2009, and coach Dani Laidley announced her resignation, with Darren Crocker acting as caretaker coach for the rest of the season, to eventually be replaced by ex-Brisbane Lions premiership player and Collingwood assistant coach Brad Scott. Melbourne plays its first match at the MCG since the 1941 Grand Final, when it hosts Hawthorn in round 17. The practice stopped Bartlett and Jackson remain in those roles today, although the latter will retire at the end of the 2018 season, to be replaced by former Fitzroy and Collingwood star, and long-serving Magpies CEO, Gary Pert. Keith Bluey-Truscott (pictured) tragically lost his life during WWII in 1943. [26], On August 19, 2022, North Melbourne signed Alastair Clarkson to coach the team for five seasons, starting with the 2023 season. The Demons then claim a 37-point win over Essendon in the Grand Final at the home of football. Its the end of an era, after Melbourne plays in 12 finals series from 20 seasons (1987-2006) under John Northey, Neil Balme and Neale Daniher. McCartney retired immediately after the game, citing that his recovery had left him spent, and he was chaired from the ground. The Blues acquired 20 per cent of the capital but that stake was eventually bought back in 2001 by John Magowan, the former head of Merrill Lynch Australia. The Demons start the season with three losses, before winning 11 of their next 12 matches. Alex Hall returns as coach, while Harry Brereton tops the VFL goalkicking at the end of the home and away season with 46 goals. Melbourne signs on with Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Fitzroy, Geelong, St Kilda and South Melbourne. South Melbourne great and triple Brownlow Medal winner, Bob Skilton, becomes Melbourne coach. Brad Green has a fine year, winning the clubs best and fairest and booting 55 goals to lead Melbournes goalkicking. Viney wins his second best and fairest award and Jeff Farmer tops the clubs goalkicking for a second time with 47 majors. hurling over in Royal Park on Sundays. JA Harper resigns as secretary in May, before GW Lamb replaces him. Back on the MCG, after almost five years at Punt Rd, due to the military using the MCG, the Demons finish sixth after gaining 11 wins. [citation needed], North Melbourne's guernsey since entering the VFL in 1925 consists of white and royal blue vertical stripes. The float ended up raising over $3million and helped to keep the club solvent through the next decade. Melbourne is known as the Invincible Whites. Gardiners descendants or indeed from others who have memorabilia or stories treasurer and secretary and chairman of several of its committees. competition. TF Morkham takes over as chairman, while George Beachcroft becomes secretary. Scanlens 1987 Collingwood Magpies Danny Seow Excellent Feels New (#285106412368) r . Melbourne plays 12 matches for seven wins and five draws, and is widely regarded as premiers. [11], In February 1965, North Melbourne moved its playing and training base from the Arden Street Oval to Coburg Oval, signing a seven-year lease with the City of Coburg[12] after initially negotiating long-term leases for up to 40 years. On a post-season holiday, several players were caught in the 2002 Bali bombings terrorist attack, notably defender Jason McCartney, who suffered second-degree burns to over 50% of his body while carrying others to safety and nearly died during surgery after being flown back to Melbourne. A move to merge Melbourne and Richmond (a different side to the one we know today) is put forward at a meeting on April 27. After finishing sixth with six wins, and defeating Essendon in the preliminary final at Lake Oval, Melbourne claims the flag over the favoured Fitzroy by four points at East Melbourne. They were known as tough guys with indestructible After a frustrating season, Melbourne rises again, making just its second Grand Final since its most recent premiership in 1964. The Demons finish fourth. Barrie Vagg boots 30 goals to head Melbournes goalkicking. It defeats Carlton in the second semi-final by 27 points at the MCG, before accounting for Essendon in the Grand Final by 29 points at the Cricket Ground. Jim Stynes runs out for his 277th consecutive game in 1997. The game also marks the occasion with a Centenary Carnival, played in Melbourne over three weeks in June and July. Laurie Fowler wins his third club best and fairest. Melbournes under 19s wins the flag. Members of the club serve as the guarantees of capital and have full voting rights at AGMs to elect directors to the club's board. Melbourne would win their last two matches of 2020, however it is not enough as they finish ninth. In round 20, against Collingwood at the MCG, David Neitz becomes the first and still only player to play 300 games for Melbourne. Its decade-long on-field potency was in decline, questions were raised about its financial position and long-term sustainability. Melbourne misses out on the top four when it falls to Collingwood by nine points at Victoria Park in the final round. limited to football. However with many Demons feeling the effects of a shortened pre-season due to off-season surgeries, 2019 doesn't go to plan. Hotham were prime movers in establishing this league and were afforded a place in light of their previous contributions to Australian Football. After playing off in the 1954 Grand Final, Melbourne wins its seventh premiership and its first under Norm Smith. [51], The following is a list of Indigenous footballers to have played senior football at the club:[52][53]. Listed below are the clubs, when they formed and when they disbanded. The 1880s marked the emergence of the modern identity we now associate with North today. Melbourne wins the reserves flag. Despite being rejected from the VFL in both 1896 and 1907, North persisted in trying to gain admission into the League. North Melbourne dominated extra time, kicking 3.5 to Hawthorn's nil and won by 23 points. Athol Webb kicks 56 goals to top the clubs goalkicking. It moves to Punt Rd for matches and to Albert Park for training. Although it must be noted that Bernie Quinlan was 20 years and nine days when he led Footscray in round 18, 1971. Melbourne levels, kicking the last three - two off the boot of Jake Melksham - to record a memorable win in the west and lock in a top-eight spot for the first time since 2006. Terry Johnston ties for the Morrish Medal. Michael Hibberd debuts for Melbourne and has a fine first-up season, claiming All-Australian selection. Melbournes final season in the VFA sees it finish fourth. This leads him to being named VFL/AFL coach of the century in 1996. A moratorium was passed at an extraordinary general meeting that allowed James Brayshaw's board to serve unopposed until 2010, so as to allow his ticket the maximum time to enact their policies to make the North Melbourne Football Club financially viable. The club is also unofficially known as "The Shinboners", a term which dates to its 19th-century abattoir-worker origins. The Demons struggle to pull together four quarters across the year and finish the season in a disappointing 17th place. Jeremy Howe rakes in the mark of the year against Sydney Swans in round eight at the SCG. The Demons finish 10th with 10 wins. In the late 1960s, under the leadership of Allen Aylett, North Melbourne began its climb to supremacy. Captain Stan Alves wins his second best and fairest award and Ross Brewer tops the goalkicking for the second season in a row with 40 majors. After finishing minor premiers, Melbourne made it two from two against Collingwood in the finals, after it defeated the Magpies by 14 points in the second semi-final at the MCG. After being on top of the ladder midway through the season, Melbourne misses the finals and finishes fifth with 12 wins. Trailing in the final term, the Dees kick the last three majors, with Lily Mithen sealing the match with minutes on the clock. It is sung to the tune of a Scottish folk song from around 1911, "A Wee Deoch an Doris".[33]. Melbourne opens its season against Essendon at the MCG, with a tribute game for the late Troy Broadbridge. Four years later the club adopted the traditional uniform of blue and white vertical stripes at the insistence of the VFA, who wanted a visible contrast between Geelong's and Hotham's uniforms. Aylett worked as a dentist throughout his career and into his eighties. He later resumes his career with Geelong in 2015-16. Explore the club's rich history below. Melbourne is initially moved to Sydney, where they would defeat Hawthorn and Gold Coast at Giants Stadium. Melbourne finishes sixth with nine wins. Ron Barassi captains Melbourne to his second flag and he wins his second best and fairest with the club. In 2021, former Western Bulldogs and Adelaide assistant coach and long-time football administrator David Noble was appointed as the new senior coach on an open-ended staff contract. Updated: 1 March 2023Source(s): AFL Record. Goals to Bayley Fritsch (two of six for the night), Ben Brown, Angus Brayshaw, Christian Petracca, Tom Sparrow and Clayton Oliver flip the Grand Final on its head, as the Demons take a 24-point lead into the final break. Keith Bluey Truscott tragically loses his life in an air accident over Exmouth Gulf in Western Australia. Down Bourke Street Mall hunting wild ducks on what is now the Arden oval... 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