On my old website this was in 25 year lots. Because I’m combining them on here, I have to do this in reverse chronological order with the most recent year first. This will be progressively worked on.
2022
PERSONAL EVENTS
My name was mentioned in the Senate Select Committee on Autism report and appeared in the notes – a total of eight times in all
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC; Queen Elizabeth II died; Anthony Albanese becomes Prime Minister of Australia bringing the ALP back to power; The pandemic continues on affecting a total of half a billion people; Russia invades the Ukraine; The Commonwealth Games were held in Birmingham
Premiership teams: AFL; Geelong – VFL; Casey – SANFL; Norwood – WAFL; West Perth
Notable passings: Queen Elizabeth (see above); Shane Warne; Angela Lansbury; Sidney Poitier; Jack Newton; Rod Marsh; Andrew Symonds; Olivia Newton-John; Judith Durham
2021
PERSONAL EVENTS
Spectrum Labor closed due to reverse ableism; I retired from the local professional wrestling scene
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC; CAPITOL HILL RIOT; The postponed Olympic Games are held in Tokyo; The ongoing pandemic robs the VFL of another season
Premiership teams: AFL; Melbourne – SANFL; Woodville/Torrens – WAFL; Subiaco
Notable passings: Prince Philip; Bert Newton; Christopher Plummer; Tanya Roberts; Brian Henderson; Michael Gudinski; John Cornell; Charlie Watts; Andrew Peacock; Russell Ebert; Murray Weideman; Sergio Silvagni; Jackie Lane; Lorrae Desmond
2020
PERSONAL EVENTS
Spectrum Labor made the very first submission to the Senate Select Committee on Autism; UMPIRING FAREWELL #2; philgluyas.com domain ends with the site redirecting to the Word Press blog
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC; AUGUST ELKHORN FIRES; Coronavirus stopped everything including the VFL season; The 2020 Olympic Games were postponed to 2021; Joe Biden is elected US President, with the first ever female Vice President in Kamala Harris
Premiership teams: AFL; Richmond – SANFL; Woodville/Torrens – WAFL; South Fremantle
Notable passings: Kirk Douglas; Sean Connery; Dean Jones; Helen Reddy; Little Richard; Pat Patterson; Steve Priest
2019
PERSONAL EVENTS
I left Ballarat and moved to the Macedon Ranges; A defamation action against Suzi Olsen was mediated confidentially; Spectrum Labor hosted a fringe event and another market stall at ALP State Conference
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
CHRISTCHURCH TERRORIST ATTACK; Russia is banned from international sport for four years by WADA; The Rise of Skywalker (the final Star Wars film) debuts at the cinemas
Premiership teams: AFL; Richmond – VFL; Richmond – SANFL; Glenelg – WAFL; Subiaco
Notable passings: Bob Hawke; Doris Day; Harley Race; Michael Williamson; Peter Mayhew; Peter Tork
2018
PERSONAL EVENTS
SUPER SHOWDOWN; I made my return to New Age Wrestling; Spectrum Labor hosted a market stall at ALP State Conference
USER EVENTS
WALLY gave away his homosexual son in a same sex marriage ceremony
GENERAL EVENTS
CAMP FIRES; ATTICA FIRES; Scott Morrison replaces Malcom Turnbull as Prime Minister; The Commonwealth Games were held on the Gold Coast
Premiership teams: AFL; West Coast – VFL; Box Hill – SANFL; North Adelaide – WAFL; Subiaco
Notable passings: Bruno Sammartino; Aretha Franklin; Roger Bannister; Stephen Hawking; Burt Reynolds; David Ogden-Stiers
Notable births: Prince Louis of Cambridge
2017
PERSONAL EVENTS
My name was mentioned in the Victorian Parliamentary Autism Enquiry report; Spectrum Labor was co-founded by me.
USER EVENTS
TEX becomes an Australian citizen, and his MLB team the Houston Astros win the World Series
GENERAL EVENTS
HURRICANE MARIA; Stephen Paddock kills 59 people in Las Vegas in the most lethal massacre by a lone gunman in US history; The Last Jedi debuts at the cinemas
Premiership teams: AFL; Richmond – VFL; Port Melbourne – SANFL; Sturt – WAFL; Peel
Notable passings: Lou Richards, Jimmy Snuka; Deborah Watling
2016
PERSONAL EVENTS
Oliver Canby continued to threaten to kill me; I joined the Australian Labor Party
USER EVENTS
EAGLE EYE and TWINKLES become parents for the second time
GENERAL EVENTS
Malcolm Turnbull manages to survive as Prime Minister in a double dissolution election; The Olympic Games were held in Rio; Donald Trump is elected US President (stupid)
Premiership teams: AFL; Western Bulldogs – VFL; Footscray – SANFL; Sturt – WAFL; Peel
Notable passings: Carrie Fisher; Muhammad Ali; Debbie Reynolds; David Bowie; Zsa Zsa Gabor; Prince; George Michael; Mr Fuji; Gene Wilder; William Christopher
2015
PERSONAL EVENTS
I successfully sued Oliver Canby for defamation; I umpired by eighth grand final despite again umpiring sparingly; Oliver Canby threatens multiple times to kill me
USER EVENTS
SCRATCHER and TEGAN were married
GENERAL EVENTS
Michelle Payne becomes the first woman to ride the winning horse in the Melbourne Cup; Malcolm Turnbull replaces Tony Abbott as Prime Minister; The Force Awakens debuts at the cinemas
Premiership teams: AFL; Hawthorn – VFL; Williamstown – SANFL; West Adelaide – WAFL; Subiaco
Notable passings: Phil Walsh; Malcolm Fraser; Richie Benaud; Dusty Rhodes; Roddy Piper; Wayne Rogers; Ray Charles
Notable births: Princess Charlotte of Cambridge
2014
PERSONAL EVENTS
CLOSE CALL NUMBER TWO; I started umpiring in Melbourne; I ran for the Victorian Legislative Council
USER EVENTS
MR.FIX-IT’s home was destroyed by fire; TEX fought successfully to bring his mother to Australia; SYNCOMPAC goes from hospital to jail and back to hospital while fighting NT community issues; WALLY’s homosexual son is assaulted and the fight for justice takes all year
GENERAL EVENTS
The Commonwealth Games were held in Glasgow
Premiership teams: AFL; Hawthorn – VFL; Footscray – SANFL; Norwood – WAFL; Subiaco
Notable passings: Gough Whitlam; Tom Hafey; Robin Williams; Lauren Bacall; Mickey Rooney
2013
PERSONAL EVENTS
I successfully sued John Best Junior for defamation; I quit New Age Wrestling, but not local wrestling altogether; I quit umpiring in Ballarat due to their lack of commitment to safety issues; I successfully restrained Suzi Olsen from harassment on the Internet; I refereed former WWE stars Bob Holly and Orlando Jordan
USER EVENTS
FLASH died as a result of a vicious assault; SCRATCHER started work as a mining engineer in outback Western Australia; SCRATCHER and TEGAN are engaged to each other
GENERAL EVENTS
The Coalition returned to power with Tony Abbott as Prime Minister
Premiership teams: AFL; Hawthorn – VFL; Box Hill – SANFL; Norwood – WAFL; West Perth
Notable passings: Nelson Mandela; Margaret Thatcher; David Frost
Notable births: Prince George of Cambridge
2012
PERSONAL EVENTS
The Phil’s World domain switches from philsworld.com.au to philgluyas.com; Lee and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary; Oliver Canby incited my murder; WORKING A MATCH; Despite only umpiring sparingly I umpire my seventh grand final; The door opened slightly for a return to work upon the discovery of the demise of the CMO
USER EVENTS
EAGLE EYE and TWINKLES become parents for the first time; TEX’s father passes away from a stroke; SCRATCHER finally graduates from university with an engineering degree; DMP was killed in a road accident on the west coast of Tasmania
GENERAL EVENTS
The Olympic Games were held in London; The world did NOT end on December 21
Premiership teams: AFL; Sydney – VFL; Geelong – SANFL; Norwood – WAFL; Claremont
Notable passings: Jim Stynes; Mary Tamm; Caroline John; Phyllis Diller; Ernest Borginine
2011
PERSONAL EVENTS
THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR; COMMISSIONER PHIL
USER EVENTS
EAGLE EYE and TWINKLES were married
GENERAL EVENTS
Queensland is devastated by the worst floods in Australian history; Christchurch suffers a human toll from a devastating earthquake; Japan suffers the effects of a massive tsunami; Cadell Evans becomes the first Australian to win the Tour De France
Premiership teams: AFL; Geelong – VFL; Port Melbourne – SANFL; Central Districts – WAFL; Claremont
Notable passings: Elizabeth Taylor; Darrell Baldock; Bob Davis; Allan Jeans; Nicholas Courtney, Elisabeth Sladen; Harry Morgan
2010
PERSONAL EVENTS
I nearly ran for the Victorian Legislative Council
USER EVENTS
EAGLE EYE and TWINKLES were engaged to each other
GENERAL EVENTS
Julia Gillard replaces Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister, the first female Australian PM ever; The Commonwealth Games were held in New Delhi
Premiership teams: AFL; Collingwood – VFL; North Ballarat – SANFL; Central Districts – WAFL; Swan Districts
Notable passings: Jack Brisco
2009
PERSONAL EVENTS
GRANDMA THOMPSON; I came out of retirement as an umpire with the Ballarat umpire and umpired my sixth grand final
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
BLACK SATURDAY FIRES
Premiership teams: AFL; Geelong – VFL; North Ballarat – SANFL; Central Districts – WAFL; South Fremantle
Notable passings: Michael Jackson
2008
PERSONAL EVENTS
GRANDPA THOMPSON; I successfully sued Paris Tenana for defamation; I made my first visit to Tasmania since 1971; I moved from Ballan to Ballarat
USER EVENTS
Eagle Eye graduates university with law qualifications; Twinkles graduates university with psychology qualifications
GENERAL EVENTS
The Olympic Games were held in Beijing; Barack Obama is elected as the first black US President in history; Football celebrated it’s 150th anniversary
Premiership teams: AFL; Hawthorn – VFL; North Ballarat – SANFL; Central Districts – WAFL; Subiaco
Notable passings: Edmund Hillary
2007
PERSONAL EVENTS
THE GREAT ASPIE WAR; I was discharged from my 2004 bankruptcy
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
Kevin Rudd becomes Prime Minister of Australia bringing the ALP back to power; Chris Benoit kills his wife and child and then commits suicide
Premiership teams: AFL; Geelong – VFL; Geelong – SANFL; Central Districts – WAFL; Subiaco
Notable passings: None
2006
PERSONAL EVENTS
I successfully restrained David Ayling from Net stalking; I had a major project trip to Western Australia
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
Cyclone Larry devastates Innisfail; The Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne
Premiership teams: AFL; West Coast – VFL; Sandringham – SANFL; Woodville/Torrens – WAFL; Subiaco
Notable passings: Don Chipp; Steve Irwin; Peter Brock
2005
PERSONAL EVENTS
LILLA CAPUANO; JUNIOR DIVISION; THE WAR OF THE PROFESSIONALS; I moved from Sunshine to Ballan
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
HURRICANE KATRINA; Cronulla ravaged by race riots; Revenge of the Sith debuts at the cinemas; Terrorists strike London; Michael Jackson not guilty of child molestation; Doctor Who recommences production and transmission
Premiership teams: AFL; Sydney – VFL; Sandringham – SANFL; Central Districts – WAFL; South Fremantle
Notable passings: Graham Kennedy; Rosa Parks; Eddie Guerrero
2004
PERSONAL EVENTS
MISSY; The Phil’s World Domain makes it’s debut; I filed for bankruptcy after the failure of the case against the Defence Department
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
The Olympic Games were held in Athens; Indonesia was rocked by a major tsunami; The Ghan arrives in Darwin
Premiership teams: AFL; Port Adelaide – VFL; Sandringham – SANFL; Central Districts – WAFL; Subiaco
Notable passings: Ronald Reagon; Tony Randall
2003
PERSONAL EVENTS
THE HACKER; UMPIRING FAREWELL #1; BATTLEFIELD BALLARAT; My last season of umpiring was back with the VAFA
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
The US invaded Iraq
Premiership teams: AFL; Brisbane – VFL; Williamstown – SANFL; Central Districts – WAFL; West Perth
Notable passings: Bob Hope; Katharine Hepburn; Jack Dyer; Curt Hennig; Fred Blassie; Stu Hart; Gregory Peck; Buddy Ebsen
2002
PERSONAL EVENTS
WRESTLING DEBUT; I umpired this year with the Riddell District umpires; I started archiving Phil’s Weekend; I first discovered the need for inserts in my footwear to stop fluid from running into my ankles
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
Australian lives are lost in a Bali terrorist attack; the Australian Wrestling Supershow debuted in Sydney; Steven Bradbury won Australia’s first Winter Olympic Gold Medal; Attack of the Clones debuts at the cinemas; The Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester; TNA made it’s debut as a part of the NWA
Premiership teams: AFL; Brisbane – VFL; Geelong – SANFL; Sturt – WAFL; East Perth
Notable passings: John Gorton; The Queen Mother; Lou Thesz; Davey Boy Smith; Wahoo McDaniel; Spike Milligan; Chuck Jones; Astrid Lindgren
2001
PERSONAL EVENTS
SOAP DISH; I quit the GFUL over Easter and went to the Western Region FL before quitting there after the season; I umpired my fifth grand final
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS; the Tampa Crisis took place
Premiership teams: AFL; Brisbane – VFL; Box Hill – SANFL; Central Districts – WAFL; East Perth
Notable passings: Don Bradman; Harry Secombe
2000
PERSONAL EVENTS
I umpired for the Geelong Football Umpires League; I moved from Laverton to Sunshine; Phil’s World moves from Geocities to Freeservers
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
The Olympic Games were held in Sydney; the GST was introduced in Australia; WCW make a fresh start and fail to succeed
Premiership teams: AFL; Essendon – VFL; Sandringham – SANFL; Central Districts – WAFL; East Perth
Notable passings: Alec Guiness; Larry Linville; Barbara Cartland; Victor Borge
1999
PERSONAL EVENTS
VINDICATION; I returned to Melbourne and then moved from Mitcham to Laverton; I umpired for this year only with the Yarra Juniors as well as the VAFA; I first discovered my running gait was unusual
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
The Euro was introduced; The Constitutional Referendum failed in Australia; The Phantom Menace debuts at the cinemas
Premiership teams: AFL; North Melbourne – VFL; Springvale – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; West Perth
Notable passings: Owen Hart; Gorilla Monsoon; Desmond Llewelyn
1998
PERSONAL EVENTS
The Phil’s World website makes it’s internet debut on Geocities; I umpired my third grand final again with the ACTAFJL
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
Bill Clinton uttered the immortal words “I did not have sexual relations with that woman”; The Constitutional Convention took place in Australia; Sorry Day was first held in Australia; Zali Steggall won Australia’s first Winter Olympic Medal ever (bronze); The Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur; Jesse Ventura was elected Governor of Minnesote; The WWF returned to Australian free to air TV but soon moved to pay TV
Premiership teams: AFL; Adelaide – VFL; Springvale – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable passings: Frank Sinatra; Michael Craze
1997
PERSONAL EVENTS
ENLIGHTENMENT; I lost my job with the Defence Department and was labeled unemployable by the CMO; I umpired my second grand final while umpiring with the ACTAFJL
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
The Threadbo collapse took place; The three Star Wars movies are re-released; The Montreal Screwjob took place
Premiership teams: AFL; Adelaide – VFL; Sandringham – SANFL; Norwood – WAFL; South Fremantle
Notable passings: Princess Diana; Mother Theresa; Jimmy Stewart; Michael Hutchence; John Denver; Burgess Meredith; Adrienne Hill
1996
PERSONAL EVENTS
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY; I moved to Canberra and started work for the Defence Department
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
PORT ARTHUR; The Coalition returns to power in Australia with John Howard as the new Prime Minister; Adelaide loses the Formula 1 Grand Prix to Melbourne; The Olympic Games were held in Atlanta
Premiership teams: AFL; North Melbourne – VFL; Springvale – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; Claremont
Notable passings: George Burns; Greer Garson; Gene Kelly; Jon Pertwee; Maclean Stevenson; Dorothy Lamour; John Snagge
1995
PERSONAL EVENTS
BIRTHDAY PARTY
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
Australia gets pay TV for the first time with the opening of Foxtel, Optus TV and Austar
Premiership teams: AFL; Carlton – VFA; Springvale – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; West Perth
Notable passings: Ted Whitten; Ginger Rogers; Dean Martin; James Herriot; Friz Freleng
1994
PERSONAL EVENTS
“Doctor” Rose effectively repeated his 1990 report; My score collection first became nationwide
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
Sydney’s inner north ravaged by bushfires; The Channel Tunnel opened; The Commonwealth Games were held in Victoria, Canada; A player’s strike halts the Major League Baseball season; The NWA tries to reform but fails as ECW break away
Premiership teams: AFL; West Coast – VFA; Sandringham – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable passings: Burt Lancaster; Cesar Romero; Peter Cushing
1993
PERSONAL EVENTS
GRAND FINAL AT LAST
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
Sydney was awarded the 2000 Olympic Games; The NWA and WCW part ways for good; Future Wave Wrestling came and went in Melbourne
Premiership teams: AFL; Essendon – VFA; Werribee – SANFL; Woodville/Torrens – WAFL; Claremont
Notable passings: Sir Edward “Weary” Dunlop; Andre the Giant; Vincent Prince; Jacqueline Hill; Don Ameche; Raymond Burr
1992
PERSONAL EVENTS
THE PERFECT DAY; I moved from Box Hill North to Mitcham; I shifted umpiring from Doncaster Juniors to Hawthorn Juniors; HOW TO LOSE A GAME; My score collection expanded into parts of South Australia
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
Yugoslavia broke up; The Olympic Games were held in Barcelona; The Disability Discrimination Act was introduced in Australia; One and two cent coins were removed from circulation in Australia
Premiership teams: AFL; West Coast – VFA; Sandringham – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable passings: Marlene Dietrich; Isaac Asimov
Notable births: Saraya-Jade “Paige” Bevis; Sasha Banks; Tosin Cole
1991
PERSONAL EVENTS
MOVING OUT; I left Australia Post – under duress; I flew for only the second time in my life – to Adelaide; I started collecting scores for the SANFL, the WAFL and the TFL
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
The Gulf War took place; Paul Keating replaced Bob Hawke as Australian Prime Minister; The Soviet Union broke up; The issues between WCW and the NWA first blew up
Premiership teams: AFL; Hawthorn – VFA; Dandenong – SANFL; North Adelaide – WAFL; Claremont
Notable passings: Dr Seuss; John Kerr
1990
PERSONAL EVENTS
I transferred from State to Blackburn Mail Centre; “Doctor” Rose wrote a false report on me; My score collection expanded across country Victoria
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
The Commonwaelth Games were held in Auckland; Carmen Lawrence becames Australis’s first female state premier in Western Australia; The WWF left Australian TV (for now)
Premiership teams: AFL; Collingwood – VFA; Williamstown – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; Swan Districts
Notable passings: Greta Garbo; Rex Harrison; Roald Dahl
1989
PERSONAL EVENTS
None
USER EVENTS
LEE started work with Australia Post at the Blackburn Mail Centre
GENERAL EVENTS
The Tianammen Square massacre; The Berlin Wall starts to come down; Newcastle hit with Australia’s worst earthquake; Australia’s airline pilots resign en masse; Doctor Who ceases transmission and production (for now)
Premiership teams: VFL; Hawthorn – VFA; Coburg – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; Claremont
Notable passings: Bette Davis; Lucille Ball; Mel Blanc; Laurence Olivier; Irving Berlin
Notable births: Pamela “Bayley” Martinez
1988
PERSONAL EVENTS
I resumed umpiring after a three year break; I first started keeping scores, for suburban Melbourne, the VFL and VFA
USER EVENTS
DMP was born in Launceston, Tasmania
GENERAL EVENTS
Australia celebrated it’s bi-centenary; The Olympic Games were held in Seoul; World Expo 88 was held in Brisbane; The new Parliament House opens in Canberra
Premiership teams: VFL; Hawthorn – VFA; Coburg (Div.1) Oakleigh (Div.2) – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; Subiaco
Notable passings: Billy McMahon
Notable births: Mandip Gill
1987
PERSONAL EVENTS
I transferred from Preston to the State Mail Centre
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
Black October – the stock market crash; Joh Bjelke-Petersen resigns as Queensland premier
Premiership teams: VFL; Carlton – VFA; Springvale (Div.1) Prahran (Div.2) – SANFL; North Adelaide – WAFL; Claremont
Notable passings: Patrick Troughton; Fred Astaire; Danny Kaye; Liberace; Lorne Greene; Jackie Gleason
Notable births: AJ Lee; Becky Lynch; Karen Gillan; Pearl Mackie
1986
PERSONAL EVENTS
PHIL V IAN COLLINS
USER EVENTS
TWINKLES was born in Perth Western Australia
GENERAL EVENTS
The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded minutes after take off; The nuclear reactor at Chernobyl exploded; Melbourne’s Russell Street police HQ attacked with a car bomb; Halley’s Comet passes the Earth; The Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh; The Boxing and Wrestling Control Act was introduced in New South Wales
Premiership teams: VFL; Hawthorn – VFA; Williamstown (Div.1) Box Hill (Div.2) – SANFL; Glenelg – WAFL; Subiaco
Notable passings: Cary Grant; James Cagney; Ian Marter; Benny Goodman
Notable births: Charlotte Flair; Jenna Coleman
1985
PERSONAL EVENTS
I started work with Australia Post at the Preston Mail Centre; I met and shook hands with then Victorian Premier John Cain
USER EVENTS
EAGLE EYE was born in Bunbury, Western Australia
GENERAL EVENTS
Wrestlemania debuted at Madison Square Garden; The WWF debuted on Australian TV; Official Formula 1 Grand Prix debuted in Adelaide
Premiership teams: VFL; Essendon – VFA; Sandringham (Div.1) Brunswick (Div.2) – SANFL; Glenelg – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable passings: Orson Welles
Notable births: Roman Reigns; Drew McIntyre
1984
PERSONAL EVENTS
CHRISTMAS; I made my first interstate trip solo – to Sydney
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
Medicare was created in Australia; The dollar coin was first minted in Australia; The Olympic Games were held in Los Angeles; Brothels were legalised in Victoria
Premiership teams: VFL; Essendon – VFA; Preston (Div.1) Box Hill (Div.2) – SANFL; Norwood – WAFL; Swan Districts
Notable passings: Johnny Weissmuller; Count Basie
1983
PERSONAL EVENTS
UMPIRING DEBUT
USER EVENTS
SCRATCHER was born in Melbourne, Victoria
GENERAL EVENTS
ASH WEDNESDAY; The ALP returns to power in Australia with Bob Hawke as Prime Minister; Return of the Jedi debuts at the cinemas; AMERICA’S CUP; M*A*S*H ceased TV production and transmission; Georgia Championship Wrestling claimed the name of World Championship Wrestling; The NWA debuted the first annual supershow in wrestling – Starrcade
Premiership teams: VFL; Hawthorn – VFA; Preston (Div.1) Springvale (Div.2) – SANFL; West Adelaide – WAFL; Swan Districts
Notable passings: Gloria Swanson; Herge; David Niven
1982
PERSONAL EVENTS
I spent most of the year at the Whitehorse Transisition Programme
USER EVENTS
TEX moved from the US to Australia
GENERAL EVENTS
Prince William – the third in line to the throne – was born; The Falklands War took place; The Commonwealth Games took place in Brisbane
Premiership teams: VFL; Carlton – VFA; Port Melbourne (Div.1) Northcote (Div.2) – SANFL; Norwood – WAFL; Swan Districts
Notable passings: Henry Fonda; Ingrid Bergman
Notable births: Matt Smith; Jodie Whittaker; Billie Piper
1981
PERSONAL EVENTS
HOUSE CAPTAIN; I left school in September
USER EVENTS
SYNCOMPAC was born in Murray Bridge, South Australia
GENERAL EVENTS
Ronald Reagon is shot but survives; Pope John Paul II is also shot and also survives; Princes Charles marries Lady Diana Spencer; Lleyton Hewitt was born; Hayden Christiansen (the adult Anakin in Star Wars) was born; Natalie Portman (Padme in Star Wars) was born
Premiership teams: VFL; Carlton – VFA; Port Melbourne (Div.1) Camberwell (Div.2) – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; Claremont
Notable passings: William Holden
1980
PERSONAL EVENTS
GRANDMA GLUYAS; I was elected form captain for the second time for this year
USER EVENTS
PEDRO was born in Melbourne, Victoria
GENERAL EVENTS
Azaria Chamberlain disappeared at Ayers Rock, The Empire Strikes Back debuted at the cinemas; The Olympic Games were held in Moscow; SBS commenced transmission
Premiership teams: VFL; Richmond – VFA; Port Melbourne (Div.1) Brunswick (Div.2) – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; South Fremantle
Notable passings: John Lennon; Peter Sellers; Bon Scott; Harland Sanders; Jimmy Durante; Mae West; Alfred Hitchcock; Hans Asperger
Notable births: Randy Orton; Beth Phoenix
1979
PERSONAL EVENTS
BIRTHDAY
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
Margaret Thatcher becomes the first ever female British Prime Minister; Skylab broke up over Australia
Premiership teams: VFL; Carlton – VFA; Coburg (Div.1) Camberwell (Div.2) – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable passings: John Wayne; Conrad Hilton; Gracie Fields
Notable births: Freema Agyeman
1978
PERSONAL EVENTS
SAPPHIRE FLOODS; I was elected Form Captain for this year
USER EVENTS
LEE moved from South Africa to Australia
GENERAL EVENTS
Australia has it’s first (and so far only) terrorist attack when a bomb explodes outside Sydney’s Hilton Hotel; The Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton; WCW Australia closes down; The first IVF birth took place in the United Kingdom
Premiership teams: VFL; Hawthorn – VFA; Prahran (Div.1) Frankston (Div.2) – SANFL; Norwood – WAFL; East Perth
Notable passings: Robert Menzies; Johnny O’Keefe
Notable births: CM Punk
1977
PERSONAL EVENTS
I started high school
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
The Granville train crash occurred; Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain celebrates her silver jubilee; A New Hope debuted at the cinemas as Star Wars; The Australian Democrats were formed
Premiership teams: VFL; North Melbourne – VFA; Port Melbourne (Div.1) Mordialloc (Div.2) – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; Perth
Notable passings: Elvis Presley; Bing Crosby; Charlie Chaplin; Groucho Marx
Notable births: John Cena; Brock Lesnar; AJ Styles
1976
PERSONAL EVENTS
RUSKIN PARK FIRE
USER EVENTS
LEE left high school
GENERAL EVENTS
The Olympic Games were held in Montreal
Premiership teams: VFL; Hawthorn – VFA; Port Melbourne (Div.1) Williamstown (Div.2) – SANFL; Sturt – WAFL; Perth
Notable passings: Peter Crimmins; Agatha Christie; Howard Hughes; Rosalind Russell; Sid James
Notable births: Stephanie McMahon
1975
PERSONAL EVENTS
None
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
THE DISMISSAL
Premiership teams: VFL; North Melbourne – VFA; Geelong West (Div.1) Brunswick (Div.2) – SANFL; Norwood – WAFL; West Perth
Notable passings: William Hartnell
Notable births: Andrew Symonds; Trish Stratus
1974
PERSONAL EVENTS
CREATURE TEACHER; I met Peter McKenna, Sir Douglas Nicholls and Harry Beitzel
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
Richard Nixon becomes the first US President to resign as a result of the WATERGATE scandal; CYCLONE TRACY flattens Darwin on Christmas morning; Jim Barnett sells WCW Australia to Tony Kolonie; The Commonwealth Games were held in Christchurch; Countdown commences transmission in Australia
Premiership teams: VFL; Richmond – VFA; Port Melbourne (Div.1) Coburg (Div.2) – SANFL; Sturt – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable passings: Jack Benny; Duke Ellington; Ed Sullivan; Tex Ritter
Notable births: Matt Hardy; Matt Lucas
1973
PERSONAL EVENTS
CAR CRASH
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
The Sydney Opera House was opened
Premiership teams: VFL; Richmond – VFA; Prahran (Div.1) Caulfield (Div.2) – SANFL; Glenelg – WAFL; Subiaco
Notable passings: Norm Smith; Roger Delgado; JRR Tolkien
Notable births: Adam “Edge” Copeland
1972
PERSONAL EVENTS
I attended my first football match – Collingwood v Geelong at Victoria Park
USER EVENTS
LEE started high school; MR.FIX-IT was born in Sydney, New South Wales
GENERAL EVENTS
The ALP returns to power in Australia for the first time in decades with Gough Whitlam as Prime Minister; The Aboriginal Tent Embassy is first established; The WATERGATE scandal started; The Olympic Games were held in Munich; Pastor Douglas Nicholls became the first Aboriginal to be knighted; M*A*S*H commences TV production and transmission
Premiership teams: VFL; Carlton – VFA; Oakleigh (Div.1) Geelong West (Div.2) – SANFL; North Adelaide – WAFL; East Perth
Notable births: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
1971
PERSONAL EVENTS
I flew for the first time – to Launceston
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
Premiership teams: VFL; Hawthorn – VFA; Dandenong (Div.1) Sunshine (Div.2) – SANFL; North Adelaide – WAFL; West Perth
Notable passings: Louis Armstrong; Chips Rafferty
Notable births: David Tennant; Ewan McGregor
1970
PERSONAL EVENTS
I started primary school
USER EVENTS
FLASH was born in Melbourne, Victoria
GENERAL EVENTS
The WESTGATE BRIDGE collapsed; The Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh; The M*A*S*H movie debuted at the cinemas; Wrestling promoter Shane McMahon was born, Wrestler Chris Jericho was born
Premiership teams: VFL; Carlton – VFA; Prahran (Div.1) Coburg (Div.2) – SANFL; Sturt – WAFL; South Fremantle
Notable passings: Charles de Gaulle
Notable births: Shane McMahon; Chris Jericho
1969
PERSONAL EVENTS
I attended kindergarten
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
Man lands on the Moon; In a dumb move, Brisbane’s tram lines are torn up
Premiership teams: VFL; Richmond – VFA; Preston (Div.1) Williamstown (Div.2) – SANFL; Sturt – WAFL; West Perth
Notable passings: John Doyle
Notable births: Shane Warne; Paul “Triple H” Levesque; Dave Batista
1968
PERSONAL EVENTS
None
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
The Olympic Games were held in Mexico City
Premiership teams: VFL; Carlton – VFA; Preston (Div.1) Geelong West (Div.2) – SANFL; Sturt – WAFL; Perth
Notable passings: Helen Keller; Gordon Coventry; Enid Blyton; Howard Florey
Notable births: Kurt Angle; Catherine Tate
1967
PERSONAL EVENTS
My sister Jennie was born; It was first suspected that I was Autistic
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
BLACK TUESDAY FIRES; Former Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt died in mysterious circumstances; The Australian Constitution changed to remove legal discrimination of Aborigines; The lact act of capital punishment in Australia took place in Melbourne when Ronald Ryan was hanged
Premiership teams: VFL; Richmond – VFA; Dandenong (Div.1) Oakleigh (Div.2) – SANFL; Sturt – WAFL; Perth
Notable passings: Vivien Leigh; Claude Rains
Notable births: Nicole Kidman; Eddie Guerrero; Jeff Jarrett
1966
PERSONAL EVENTS
I moved to Donvale where I stayed for 25 years
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
After 16 years in office, Robert Menzies retires as Australian Prime Minister; Australia switches to decimal currency; The Empire/Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston
Premiership teams: VFL; St.Kilda – VFA; Port Melbourne (Div.1) Prahran (Div.2) – SANFL; Sturt – WAFL; Perth
Notable passings: Buster Keaton; Walt Disney
1965
PERSONAL EVENTS
I was born in Melbourne, Victoria and lived in Glen Iris
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
Doctor Who debuts on Australian television
Premiership teams: VFL; Essendon – VFA; Waverley (Div.1) Preston (Div.2) – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable passings: Winston Churchill; Nat King Cole; T.S Eliot; Stan Laurel; Spike Jones
Notable births: Shawn Michaels, Mark “The Undertaker” Calloway; Owen Hart
1964
USER EVENTS
LEE started primary school
GENERAL EVENTS
Australia’s World Championship Wrestling was formed by Jim Barnett and John Doyle; Australia’s third commercial network commences transmission in Melbourne on Channel 0; The Olympic Games were held in Tokyo
Premiership teams: VFL; Melbourne – VFA; Port Melbourne (Div.1) Geelong West (Div.2) – SANFL; South Adelaide – WAFL; Claremont
Notable passings: Douglas Macarthur; Cole Porter; Ian Fleming
Notable births: Dermott Brereton; Steve Austin; Christopher Eccleston; Nicola Bryant; Bonnie Langford
1963
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
John K Kennedy was assasinated; Martin Luther King made his “I have a dream” speech; Doctor Who commences production and transmission in the UK; The Capitol Wrestling Corporation broke away from the NWA and formed the World Wide Wrestling Federation
Premiership teams: VFL; Geelong – VFA; Moorabbin (Div.1) Preston (Div.2) – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; Swan Districts
Notable passings: John F Kennedy (see above); Roy Cazaly; CS Lewis
1962
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
The Empire/Commonwealth Games were held in Perth
Premiership teams: VFL; Essendon – VFA; Sandringham (Div.1) Dandenong (Div.2) – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; Swan Districts
Notable births: Sophie Aldred
1961
USER EVENTS
None at present
GENERAL EVENTS
Premiership teams: VFL; Hawthorn – VFA; Yarraville (Div.1) Northcote (Div.2) – SANFL; West Adelaide – WAFL; Swan Districts
Notable passings: Ernest Hemingway; Gary Cooper
Notable births: Matthew Waterhouse; Sarah Sutton; Mark Strickson; Dean Jones
1960
USER EVENTS
WALLY was born in Sydney, New South Wales
GENERAL EVENTS
John F Kennedy won the US Presidential Election; The Olympic Games were held in Rome; Verne Gagne broke away from the NWA and formed the American Wrestling Association
Premiership teams: VFL; Melbourne – VFA; Oakleigh – SANFL; North Adelaide – WAFL; West Perth
Notable passings: Clark Gable
Notable births: Bradley Walsh
1959
USER EVENTS
TEX was born in San Angelo, Texas
GENERAL EVENTS
Alaska and Hawaii become the 49th and 50th states of the US
Premiership teams: VFL; Melbourne – VFA; Williamstown – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; East Perth
Notable passings: Lou Costello; Errol Flynn; George Reeves; Billie Holiday
Notable births: Steve “Sting” Borden; Paul McGann
1958
USER EVENTS
LEE was born in Capetown, South Africa
GENERAL EVENTS
The Empire/Commonwealth Games were held in Cardiff
Premiership teams: VFL; Collingwood – VFA; Williamstown – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; East Perth
Notable births: Peter Capaldi
1957
GENERAL EVENTS
Premiership teams: VFL; Melbourne – VFA; Moorabbin – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable passings: Laura Ingalls Wilder; Oliver Hardy; Humphrey Bogart; Eliot Ness
Notable births: Kevin Rudd; Bret Hart; Janet Fielding
1956
GENERAL EVENTS
The Olympic Games were held in Melbourne
Premiership teams: VFL; Melbourne – VFA; Williamstown – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; East Perth
Notable passings: A.A Milne
Notable births: Carrie Fisher
1955
GENERAL EVENTS
Premiership teams: VFL; Melbourne – VFA; Williamstown – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; Perth
Notable passings: Albert Einstein
1954
GENERAL EVENTS
The Empire/Commonwealth Games were held in Vancouver
Premiership teams: VFL; Footscray – VFA; Williamstown – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; South Fremantle
Notable births: Roddy Piper
1953
GENERAL EVENTS
Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain was crowned
Premiership teams: VFL; Collingwood – VFA; Port Melbourne – SANFL; West Torrens – WAFL; South Fremantle
Notable births: Michael Tuck
1952
GENERAL EVENTS
The Olympic Games were held in Helsinki; King George VI of Great Britain died
Premiership teams: VFL; Geelong – VFA; Oakleigh – SANFL; North Adelaide – WAFL; South Fremantle
Notable passings: Billy Hughes
Notable births: Leigh Matthews; Randy Savage; Liam Neeson; Michael Gudinski
1951
GENERAL EVENTS
Premiership teams: VFL; Geelong – VFA; Prahran – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; West Perth
Notable births: Jesse Ventura; Peter Davison; Louise Jameson; Lalla Ward; Mark Hamill
1950
GENERAL EVENTS
The Empire Games were held in Auckland
Premiership teams: VFL; Essendon – VFA; Oakleigh – SANFL; Norwood – WAFL; South Fremantle
Notable passings: George Bernard Shaw; George Orwell
Notable births: Jack Newton; Mary Tamm
1949
GENERAL EVENTS
Premiership teams: VFL; Essendon – VFA; Williamstown – SANFL; North Adelaide – WAFL; West Perth
Notable births: Ric Flair; Bob Backlund; Jerry Lawler; Tanya Roberts; Katy Manning; Russell Ebert
1948
GENERAL EVENTS
The Olympic Games were held in London; The National Wrestling Alliance was formed
Premiership teams: VFL; Melbourne – VFA; Brighton – SANFL; Norwood – WAFL; South Fremantle
Notable passings: Orville Wright; Babe Ruth
Notable births: Olivia Newton-John; Deborah Watling; Elisabeth Sladen; Steve Priest
1947
GENERAL EVENTS
Premiership teams: VFL; Carlton – VFA; Port Melbourne – SANFL; West Adelaide – WAFL; South Fremantle
Notable passings: Henry Ford; Al Capone
Notable births: Kevin Bartlett; Rod Marsh; Wendy Padbury
1946
GENERAL EVENTS
The United Nations first meets; UNICEF was founded
Premiership teams: VFL; Essendon – VFA; Sandringham – SANFL; Norwood – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable passings: H.G Wells; W.C Fields; John Logie Baird
Notable births: Peter McKenna; Peter Hudson; Tim Fischer; Bon Scott; Andre the Giant
1945
GENERAL EVENTS
WORLD WAR 2; The VFA return from recess; The SANFL resume normal competition
Premiership teams: VFL; Carlton – VFA; Williamstown – SANFL; West Torrens – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable passings: Adolf Hitler
Notable births: Vince McMahon; Dusty Rhodes
1944
GENERAL EVENTS
WORLD WAR 2
Premiership teams: VFL; Fitzroy – SANFL; Norwood/North Adelaide – WAFL; East Perth
Notable passings: Glenn Miller
Notable births: Paul Keating; Fraser Hines; Caroline John; Ian Marter; Frank Oz
1943
GENERAL EVENTS
WORLD WAR 2
Premiership teams: VFL; Richmond – SANFL; Norwood/North Adelaide – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable passings: Nicola Tesla; Beatrix Potter; Frank Nitti
Notable births: “Superstar” Billy Graham; Colin Baker; Sylvester McCoy; Maureen O’Brien; John Leeson; Gary Burghoff; Judith Durham
1942
GENERAL EVENTS
WORLD WAR 2; The VFA went into recess because of the War; The SANFL went into a war time competition
Premiership teams: VFL; Essendon – SANFL; Port Adelaide/Torrens – WAFL; West Perth
Notable births: Pedro Morales; Michael Craze; Harrison Ford; David Ogden-Stiers
1941
GENERAL EVENTS
WORLD WAR 2
Premiership teams: VFL; Melbourne – VFA; Port Melbourne – SANFL; Norwood – WAFL; West Perth
Notable passings: Banjo Patterson
Notable births: Doug Wade; Pat Patterson; Jackie Lane; Anneke Wills; John Levene; Helen Reddy; John Cornell; Charlie Watts
1940
GENERAL EVENTS
WORLD WAR 2
Premiership teams: VFL; Melbourne – VFA; Port Melbourne – SANFL; Sturt – WAFL; Claremont
Notable births: Carole Ann Ford
1939
GENERAL EVENTS
WORLD WAR 2
Premiership teams: VFL; Melbourne – VFA; Williamstown – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; Claremont
Notable passings: Sigmund Freud
Notable births: John Howard; Andrew Peacock; Peter Purves; Mike Farrell; Larry Linville
1938
GENERAL EVENTS
The radio link between Canberra and Washington DC was created; The Empire Games were held in Sydney
Premiership teams: VFL; Carlton – VFA; Brunswick – SANFL; South Adelaide – WAFL; Claremont
Notable births: Bert Newton; Sergio Silvagni
1937
GENERAL EVENTS
George VI was crowned King of Great Britain
Premiership teams: VFL; Geelong – VFA; Prahran – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable passings: Amelia Earhart
Notable births: Adrienne Hill; Loretta Swit
1936
GENERAL EVENTS
King George V of Great Britain died; Edward VIII was never crowned King of Great Britain when he abdicated; The Olympic Games were held in Berlin
Premiership teams: VFL; Collingwood – VFA; Northcote – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; East Perth
Notable passings: King George V (see above); Rudyard Kipling
Notable births: Ron Barassi; Murray Weideman; Richard Franklin; Alan Alda
1935
GENERAL EVENTS
Premiership teams: VFL; Collingwood – VFA; Yarraville – SANFL; South Adelaide – WAFL; West Perth
Notable passings: Ma Barker; Charles Kingsford Smith
Notable births: Bruno Sammartino
1934
GENERAL EVENTS
The Empire Games were held in London
Premiership teams: VFL; Richmond – VFA; Northcote – SANFL; Glenelg – WAFL; West Perth
Notable births: Graham Kennedy; Ken Rosewall; Barry Humphries; Tom Baker; Jean Marsh; Jamie Farr
1933
GENERAL EVENTS
Adolf Hitler became Fuhrer of Germany
Premiership teams: VFL; South Melbourne – VFA; Northcote – SANFL; West Torrens – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable births: Ted Whitten; Wayne Rogers
1932
GENERAL EVENTS
The Olympic Games were held in Los Angeles
Premiership teams: VFL; Richmond – VFA; Northcote – SANFL; Sturt – WAFL; West Perth
Notable births: Michael Williamson; William Christopher; Little Richard
1931
GENERAL EVENTS
Premiership teams: VFL; Geelong – VFA; Oakleigh – SANFL; North Adelaide – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable births: Brian Henderson
1930
GENERAL EVENTS
The first ever Empire Games were held in Hamilton, Canada
Premiership teams: VFL; Collingwood – VFA; Oakleigh – SANFL; North Adelaide – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable births: Malcolm Fraser; Sean Connery
1929
GENERAL EVENTS
Premiership teams: VFL; Collingwood – VFA; Northcote – SANFL; Norwood – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable births: Bob Hawke; Christopher Plummer; Nicholas Courtney; Lorrae Desmond
1928
GENERAL EVENTS
The Olympic Games were held in Amsterdam
Premiership teams: VFL; Collingwood – VFA; Coburg – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable passings: Andrew Fisher
1927
GENERAL EVENTS
Premiership teams: VFL; Collingwood – VFA; Coburg – SANFL; West Adelaide – WAFL; East Perth
Notable passings: Lizzie Borden; Squizzy Taylor
Notable births: Sidney Poitier; Maclean Stevenson
1926
GENERAL EVENTS
Premiership teams: VFL; Melbourne – VFA; Coburg – SANFL; Sturt – WAFL; East Perth
Notable passings: Emil Kraepelin; Annie Oakley
1925
GENERAL EVENTS
Premiership teams: VFL; Geelong – VFA; Brunswick – SANFL; Norwood – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable births: Peter Sellers; Angela Lansbury
1924
GENERAL EVENTS
The Olympic Games were held in Paris
Premiership teams: VFL; Essendon – VFA; Footscray – SANFL; West Torrens – WAFL; Subiaco
Notable passings: Woodrow Wilson
Notable births: William Russell; Jacqueline Hill
1923
GENERAL EVENTS
Premiership teams: VFL; Essendon – VFA; Footscray – SANFL; Norwood – WAFL; East Perth
Notable births: Lou Richards
1922
GENERAL EVENTS
Premiership teams: VFL; Fitzroy – VFA; Port Melbourne – SANFL; Norwood – WAFL; East Perth
1921
GENERAL EVENTS
Premiership teams: VFL; Richmond – VFA; Williamstown – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; East Perth
Notable births: Harry Secombe
1920
GENERAL EVENTS
Edmund Barton – Australia’s first PM – died; The Olympic Games were held in Antwerp
Premiership teams: VFL; Richmond – VFA; Footscray – SANFL; North Adelaide – WAFL; East Perthd
Notable passings: Edmund Barton (see above)
Notable births: Mickey Rooney; Patrick Troughton; Isaac Asimov; Tony Randall
1919
GENERAL EVENTS
The SANFL returns from war break
Premiership teams: VFL; Collingwood – VFA; Footscray – SANFL; Sturt – WAFL; East Perth
Notable passings: Theodore Roosevelt
Notable births: Edmund Hillary; Jon Pertwee; Nat King Cole; Liberace
1918
GENERAL EVENTS
WORLD WAR 1; The VFA returns from war break
Premiership teams: VFL; South Melbourne – VFA; North Melbourne – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable passings: None
Notable births: Nelson Mandela; Spike Milligan; Fred Blassie; Roger Delgado; William Holden; Ray Charles
1917
GENERAL EVENTS
WORLD WAR 1
Premiership teams: VFL; Collingwood – WAFL; South Fremantle
Notable passings: None
Notable births: John F Kennedy; Dean Martin; Ernest Borginine; Zsa Zsa Gabor; Raymond Burr; Phyllis Diller
1916
GENERAL EVENTS
WORLD WAR 1; The VFA and the SANFL go into recess due to the war
Premiership teams: VFL; Fitzroy – WAFL; South Fremantle
Notable passings: None
Notable births: Kirk Douglas; Gough Whitlam; Lou Thesz; Jackie Gleason; Gregory Peck; Roald Dahl; James Herriot
1915
GENERAL EVENTS
WORLD WAR 1
Premiership teams: VFL; Carlton – VFA; North Melbourne – SANFL; Sturt – WAFL; Subiaco
Notable passings: W.G Grace
Notable births: Norm Smith; Stu Hart; Harry Morgan; Frank Sinatra; Orson Welles; Ingrid Bergman; Lorne Greene; Billie Holiday
1914
GENERAL EVENTS
WORLD WAR 1
Premiership teams: VFL; Carlton – VFA; North Melbourne – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable passings: None
Notable births: Alec Guiness; George Reeves; Dorothy Lamour; Desmond Llewelyn; John Kerr
1913
GENERAL EVENTS
The foundation stone is laid for Canberra
Premiership teams: VFL; Fitzroy – VFA; Footscray – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; Subiaco
Notable passings: None
Notable births: Rosa Parks; Burt Lancaster; Vivien Leigh; Jack Dyer; Sid James; Peter Cushing
1912
GENERAL EVENTS
The RMS Titanic sinks after striking an iceberg; the Olympic Games were held in Stockholm; Australia sends women to the Olympic Games for the first time; New Mexico and Arizona become the 47th and 48th states of the US, completing the statehood of the entire country of the USA mainland;
Premiership teams: VFL; Essendon – VFA; Essendon A – SANFL; West Adelaide – WAFL; Subiaco
Notable passings: Wilbur Wright
Notable births: Gene Kelly; Chuck Jones
1911
GENERAL EVENTS
George V was crowned King of Great Britain; The Australian Capital Territory was first formed; The Northern Territory is separated from South Australia; The first recorded incidence of a fixed result in pro wrestling, when Frank Gotch defied a prior arrangement in defeating George Hackenschmidt
Premiership teams: VFL; Essendon – VFA; Essendon A – SANFL; West Adelaide – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable passings: None
Notable births: Ronald Reagon; Lucille Ball; Danny Kaye; Vincent Price; Ginger Rogers; John Gorton; Spike Jones
1910
GENERAL EVENTS
King Edward VII of Great Britain died; The first public radio broadcast takes place in New York
Premiership teams: VFL; Collingwood – VFA; North Melbourne – SANFL; Port Adelaide – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable passings: King Edward (see above); Mark Twain; Florence Nightingale
Notable births: Mother Theresa; David Niven
1909
GENERAL EVENTS
Premiership teams: VFL; South Melbourne – VFA; Brunswick – SANFL; West Adelaide – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable passings: Mary McKillop
Notable births: Victor Borge; Errol Flynn; Chips Rafferty; Benny Goodman
1908
GENERAL EVENTS
The Olympic Games were held in London; The Dalgety proposal for the national capital is revoked and replaced with Canberra
Premiership teams: VFL; Carlton – VFA; Footscray – SANFL; West Adelaide – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable passings: Butch Cassidy
Notable births: Bette Davis; Jimmy Stewart; Mel Blanc; Don Bradman; Harold Holt; Billy McMahon; William Hartnell; Rex Harrison; Ian Fleming; Buddy Ebsen; Don Ameche
1907
GENERAL EVENTS
Oklahoma becomes the 46th state of the US
Premiership teams: VFL; Carlton – VFA; Williamstown – SANFL; Norwood – WAFL; Perth
Notable passings: None
Notable births: Katharine Hepburn; Laurence Olivier; John Wayne; Cesar Romero; Rosalind Russell; Herge; Astrid Lindgren; Burgess Meredith
1906
GENERAL EVENTS
Premiership teams: VFL; Carlton – VFA; West Melbourne – SAFA; Port Adelaide – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable passings: None
Notable births: Hans Asperger; Lou Costello; Friz Freleng
1905
GENERAL EVENTS
Premiership teams: VFL; Fitzroy – VFA; Richmond – SAFA; North Adelaide – WAFL; West Perth
Notable passings: Jules Verne
Notable births: Henry Fonda; Tex Ritter; Greta Garbo; Howard Hughes
1904
GENERAL EVENTS
The Olympic Games were held in St.Louis; Dalgety, a locality 51 kilometres south west of Cooma is chosen for the site of the national capital
Premiership teams: VFL; Fitzroy – VFA; North Melbourne – SAFA; Norwood – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable passings: None
Notable births: Cary Grant; Glenn Miller; Dr Seuss; John Snagge; Johnny Weissmuller; Count Basie; Greer Garson
1903
GENERAL EVENTS
Premiership teams: VFL; Collingwood – VFA; North Melbourne – SAFA; Port Adelaide – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable passings: None
Notable births: Bing Crosby; Bob Hope; George Orwell; Eliot Ness
1902
GENERAL EVENTS
Edward VII was crowned King of Great Britain; Breaker Morant is executed for having shot Boers who had surrendered
Premiership teams: VFL; Collingwood – VFA; Richmond – SAFA; North Adelaide – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable passings: Breaker Morant (see above)
Notable births: None
1901
GENERAL EVENTS
FEDERATION; Queen Victoria of Great Britain died; The Immigration Restriction Act (AKA the White Australia policy) becomes law; Footballer Gordon Coventry was born
Premiership teams: VFL; Essendon – VFA; Port Melbourne – SAFA; Norwood – WAFL; West Perth
Notable passings: Queen Victoria (see above)
Notable births: Clark Gable; Gary Cooper; Gordon Coventry; Marlene Dietrich; Barbara Cartland; Louis Armstrong; Ed Sullivan; Walt Disney
1900
GENERAL EVENTS
The Olympic Games were held in Paris
Premiership teams: VFL; Melbourne – VFA; Footscray – SAFA; North Adelaide – WAFL; East Fremantle
Notable passings: Oscar Wilde
Notable births: None
1899
GENERAL EVENTS
Premiership teams: VFL; Fitzroy – VFA; Footscray – SAFA; South Adelaide – WAFL; West Perth
Notable passings: Johann Strauss
Notable births: Al Capone; Gloria Swanson; Duke Ellington; Fred Astaire; Ernest Hemingway; James Cagney; Alfred Hitchcock; Humphrey Bogart
1898
GENERAL EVENTS
Premiership teams: VFL; Fitzroy – VFA; Footscray – SAFA; South Adelaide – WAFL; Fremantle
Notable passings: Lewis Carroll
Notable births: Gracie Fields; Howard Florey; CS Lewis
1897
GENERAL EVENTS
Catherine Spence is the first woman to run for political office in the world – she didn’t win; The Victorian Football League is formed
Premiership teams: VFL; Essendon – VFA; Port Melbourne – SAFA; Port Adelaide – WAFL; West Perth
Notable passings: None
Notable births: Charles Kingsford Smith; Amelia Earhart; Enid Blyton
1896
GENERAL EVENTS
Utah becomes the 45th state of the US; The first ever Olympic Games were held in Athens
Premiership teams: VFA; Collingwood – SAFA; South Adelaide – WAFL; Fremantle
Notable passings: Alfred Nobel
Notable births: George Burns
1895
GENERAL EVENTS
The Man from Snowy River is first published by Banjo Paterson
Premiership teams: VFA; Fitzroy – SAFA; South Adelaide – WAFL; Fremantle
Notable passings: None
Notable births: Babe Ruth; Buster Keaton
1894
GENERAL EVENTS
South Australia makes history by being the first Parliament in the world to allow women to stand for office; South Australia also becomes the second place after New Zealand to allow women to vote
Premiership teams: VFA; Essendon – SAFA; Norwood – WAFL; Fremantle
Notable passings: Robert Louis Stevenson; Jane Austin
Notable births: Robert Menzies; Jack Benny
1893
GENERAL EVENTS
Premiership teams: VFA; Essendon – SAFA; South Adelaide – WAFL; Fremantle
Notable passings: None
Notable births: Roy Cazaly; Jimmy Durante; Mae West
1892
GENERAL EVENTS
Premiership teams: VFA; Essendon – SAFA; South Adelaide – WAFL; Fremantle
Notable passings: None
Notable births: JRR Tolkien; Oliver Hardy
1891
GENERAL EVENTS
Premiership teams: VFA; Essendon – SAFA; Norwood – WAFL; Fremantle
Notable passings: PT Barnum
Notable births: Cole Porter
1890
GENERAL EVENTS
Idaho and Wyoming become the 43rd and 44th states of the US
Premiership teams: VFA; South Melbourne – SAFA; Port Adelaide – WAFL; Fremantle
Notable passings: Vincent van Gogh
Notable births: Charles de Gaulle; Stan Laurel; Harland Sanders; Agatha Christie; Groucho Marx
1889
GENERAL EVENTS
North & South Dakota, Montana and Washington state become the 39th, 40th, 41st and 42nd states of the US
Premiership teams: VFA; South Melbourne – SAFA; Norwood – WAFL; Union
Notable passings: None
Notable births: Charlie Chaplin; Adolf Hitler; Claude Rains
1888
GENERAL EVENTS
Premiership teams: VFA; South Melbourne – SAFA; Norwood – WAFL; Union
Notable passings: None
Notable births: Irving Berlin; Squizzy Taylor; John Logie Baird; T.S Eliot
1887
GENERAL EVENTS
Gold discovered at Southern Cross in Western Australia
Premiership teams: VFA; Carlton – SAFA; Norwood – WAFL; Union
Notable passings: Doc Holliday
Notable births: Conrad Hilton
1886
GENERAL EVENTS
Premiership teams: VFA; Geelong – SAFA; Adelaide – WAFL; Fremantle
Notable passings: None
Notable births: Frank Nitti
1885
GENERAL EVENTS
The Western Australian Football League was formed.
Premiership teams: VFA; South Melbourne – SAFA; South Adelaide – WAFL; Rovers
Notable passings: None
Notable births: None
1884
GENERAL EVENTS
Sydney and Melbourne are connected by telephone
Premiership teams: VFA; Geelong – SAFA; Port Adelaide
Notable passings: None
Notable births: None
1883
GENERAL EVENTS
Sydney and Melbourne are linked by rail for the first time (with the changeover at Albury); Silver was discovered in Broken Hill
Premiership teams: VFA; Geelong – SAFA; Norwood
Notable passings: None
Notable births: None
1882
GENERAL EVENTS
The legend of The Ashes in cricket began after Australia defeated England at The Oval; The first water drawn sewerage system is introduced in Adelaide
Premiership teams: VFA; Geelong – SAFA; Norwood
Notable passings: Jesse James; Charles Darwin
Notable births: A.A Milne
1881
GENERAL EVENTS
The Gunfight at the OK Corral took place
Premiership teams: VFA; South Melbourne – SAFA; Norwood
Notable passings: None
Notable births: None
1880
GENERAL EVENTS
Bushranger Ned Kelly is captured and hanged (see below)
Premiership teams: VFA; Geelong – SAFA; Norwood
Notable passings: Ned Kelly
Notable births: Douglas Macarthur; W.C Fields; Helen Keller
1879
GENERAL EVENTS
Thomas Edison first demonstrates the electric light bulb; The first National Park is declared in Australia in New South Wales – today known as the Royal National Park
Premiership teams: VFA; Geelong – SAFA; Norwood
Notable passings: None
Notable births: Albert Einstein
1878
GENERAL EVENTS
Horse drawn trams arrive in Australia – commencing in Adelaide
Premiership teams: VFA; Geelong – SAFA; Norwood
Notable passings: None
Notable births: None
1877
GENERAL EVENTS
The first cricket test match between Australia and England was played at the MCG; The first two properly formed football competitions begin – the Victorian Football Association and the South Australian Football Association.
Premiership teams: VFA; Carlton – SAFA; South Adelaide
Notable passings: None
Notable births: None
1876
GENERAL EVENTS
Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call; Colorado becomes the 38th state of the US; The Dewey Decimal Classification system is first published
Notable passings: Truganini
Notable births: None
1875
GENERAL EVENTS
The first game of indoor ice hockey is played in Montreal
Notable passings: Hans Christian Andersen
Notable births: None
1874
GENERAL EVENTS
University of South Australia founded; The first public zoo in the US opens in Philadelphia
Notable passings: None
Notable births: Winston Churchill
1873
GENERAL EVENTS
Ayers Rock (now Uluru) is first named; The “Panic of 1873” starts a four year depression in the US, the first of a number
Notable passings: David Livingstone
Notable births: Ma Barker
1872
GENERAL EVENTS
The overland telegraph cable between Port Augusta and Darwin is completed, putting Australia in touch with the world
Notable passings: None
Notable births: None
1871
GENERAL EVENTS
Major League Baseball begins; The Peshtigo fire on the shores of Lake Michigan takes 2,500 lives, the worst fire in US history
Notable passings: None
Notable births: Orville Wright
1870
GENERAL EVENTS
All colonies except Tasmania adopt flags of their own; Blacks get the right to vote in the US for the first time
Notable passings: Charles Dickens; Robert E Lee
Notable births: None
1869
GENERAL EVENTS
The first Aboriginal children are taken from their families starting the process now called the Stolen Generation; A submarine telegraph cable between Tasmania and the mainland is completed
Notable passings: Charles Sturt
Notable births: None
1868
GENERAL EVENTS
The last shipment of convicts arrives in Perth; The Salvation Army is founded as the Christian Mission
Notable passings: None
Notable births: None
1867
GENERAL EVENTS
A gold rush to Gympie saves the colony of Queensland from bankruptcy; Sister Mary McKillop (now a Saint – Australia’s first) founded the Sisters of St.Joseph of the Sacred Heart; Nebraska becomes the 37th state of the US
Notable passings: None
Notable births: Laura Ingalls Wilder; Wilbur Wright
1866
GENERAL EVENTS
Victoria introduces tariffs; The Trans Atlantic telegraph line is completed
Notable passings: None
Notable births: Butch Cassidy; Beatrix Potter; H.G Wells
1865
GENERAL EVENTS
The world’s first narrow gauge main railway line is opened in Queensland at Ipswich; The AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ends; On the back of that, the Klu Klux Klan is formed; Abraham Lincoln assassinated
Notable passings: Abraham Lincoln (see above); Ben Hall
Notable births: King George V; Rudyard Kipling
1864
GENERAL EVENTS
The International Red Cross is founded; Nevada becomes the 36th state of the US; The Wisden Cricketing Almanac is first published
Notable passings: None
Notable births: Banjo Patterson; Breaker Morant
1863
GENERAL EVENTS
The land that now makes up the Northern Territory was passed from New South Wales to South Australia; West Virginia becomes the 35th state of the US as a break up of Virginia who had seceded
Notable passings: None
Notable births: Henry Ford
1862
GENERAL EVENTS
Darwin was founded; Bushrangers Frank Gardiner and Ben Hall effect the first gold robbery in Australia at Eugowra
Notable passings: None
Notable births: Andrew Fisher; Billy Hughes
1861
GENERAL EVENTS
The Melbourne Cup was run for the first time; Norwegians introduce skiing to the Snowy Mountains; The AMERICAN CIVIL WAR begins after more states secede from the Union; Kansas becomes the 34th state of the US
Notable passings: Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg
Notable births: None
1860
GENERAL EVENTS
Burke and Wills began their tragic expedition; In a pre-cursor to the Civil War, South Carolina secedes from the Union
Notable passings: None
Notable births: Lizzie Borden; Annie Oakley
1859
GENERAL EVENTS
The colony of Queensland is first formed separate to New South Wales; Rabbits were first introduced into Australian fauna; Big Ben sounds for the first time; Oregon becomes the 33rd state of the US
Notable passings: None
Notable births: None
1858
GENERAL EVENTS
The first game of Australian football is played between Scotch College and Melbourne Grammar; Sydney and Melbourne are linked for the first time by telegraph; The Adelaide Advertiser was first published; Minnesota becomes the 32nd state of the US
Notable passings: None
Notable births: Theodore Roosevelt
1857
GENERAL EVENTS
Ottawa is proclaimed as the capital of Canada; Hollywood founded as a farming community outside Los Angeles
Notable passings: None
Notable births: None
1856
GENERAL EVENTS
Van Dieman’s Land is formally renamed Tasmania; Premiers were first elected in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania; The Crimean War ended
Notable passings: None
Notable births: Emil Kraepelin; Sigmund Freud; Nicola Tesla; George Bernard Shaw; Woodrow Wilson
1855
GENERAL EVENTS
The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceased; New Zealand suffers an earthquake of 8.1 on the Richtor Scale – the worst to this day
Notable passings: Charlotte Bronte
Notable births: Ned Kelly
1854
GENERAL EVENTS
EUREKA STOCKADE; The first game of cricket was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground; Flinders Street Station was opened; The Melbourne Age was first published; The Hobart Mercury was first published; The Crimean War began; The Suez Canal commences construction
Notable passings: None
Notable births: Oscar Wilde
1853
GENERAL EVENTS
University of Melbourne founded; The first paddle steamers appear on the Murray River; New Zealand officially ceases to be a colony of Great Britain, 48 years before Australia did
Notable passings: None
Notable births: Vincent van Gogh
1852
GENERAL EVENTS
The Devil’s Island penal colony is opened by the French off French Guinana in South America
Notable passings: None
Notable births: None
1851
GENERAL EVENTS
Gold first discovered in Australia at Bathurst, and then later at Clunes and Ballarat; The colony of Victoria is first formed separate to New South Wales; The New York Times was first published
Notable passings: Mary Shelley
Notable births: Doc Holliday
1850
GENERAL EVENTS
University of Sydney founded; Western Australia is made into a penal colony; California becomes the 31st state of the US; American Express formed from a merger of express mail services
Notable passings: William Lawson
Notable births: Robert Louis Stevenson
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