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The Geelong Advertiser is a daily newspaper circulating in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, the Bellarine Peninsula, and surrounding areas. First published on 21 November 1840, the Geelong Advertiser is the oldest newspaper title in Victoria and the second-oldest in Australia. [1] [2] [3] The newspaper is currently owned by News Corp. [4]
A selection of Geelong Advertiser articles by P.J.Wood. 1945-1958. Yaugher Print: Geelong. (Commentary on historical articles by P.J. Wood). 1998 - The Otway Ranges. Yaugher Print: Geelong. 2011 - A Guide to the Birds of Geelong : Birds commonly seen in Geelong's suburban gardens, local parks and along the Barwon River Valley. Trevor Pescott ...
Born in Geelong, Victoria, Australia on 19 August 1965, Lyons grew up the youngest of three children in the suburb of Herne Hill, and later Leopold. [1] His father was an architect and the choirmaster of the Aberdeen Street Baptist Church, and designed the family's "cathedral-like" house. [2]
Geelong Pre-Season Cup 2024. The Geelong Community Cup is an annual pre-season soccer tournament held in Geelong for men and women. [1]The Cup was established in 1981 by the Geelong Advertiser newspaper led by soccer writer Bill Walsh, Bob Kocsiki, Billy Dorris and Jim Lippelgoes. [2]
The first Gala Day was held on Friday, 3 November 1916, at the height of World War I, to raise money for the Red Cross Society. [1] Described by the Geelong Advertiser as "the biggest fete the city had ever seen, the most perfectly planned function, the gayest spectacle, and the highest in patriotic purpose", the first parade raised 5500 pounds - a staggering amount for the day.
The Geelong Advertiser appears to indicate that Geelong had Saturday football teams regularly "hacked shins" in March 1859. In April 1859 local teetotaler Mr. William "Stitt" Jenkins (of Liverpool , England and Melbourne) who had been working in Geelong from 1853 educating local youths made repeated calls to form an athletic club to play ...
The teams had finished the home and away season with 15 wins each, with Geelong claiming the minor premiership and two victories over Richmond during the season. Richmond turned the tables and defeated Geelong by 33 points in the semi-final held two weeks prior, [3] with Geelong recovering the following week to defeat Carlton by six points in the preliminary final, despite trailling by 47 ...