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Elmore Football Club
The Elmore Football Club is an Australian Rules Football club which competes in the Heathcote District Football League (HDFL). The club, known as the Elmore Bloods, is based in Elmore, Victoria and has participated in the HDFL since 1949. The Bloods have appeared in 14 grand finals, winning five; the most recent in 2007. Location History The Elmore Football Club was formed at Scotts Railway Hotel from a meeting on the April 15 1882. The original colours chosen were red, white and blue. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/253358601?searchTerm=elmore%20football%20club Between the wars (1919-1948) Elmore is situated on the Bendigo to Deniliquin railway line. It was also the start of the Elmore to Cohuna branch line. The club had mobility to play anywhere competition in the surrounding area. * Elmore DFA - (1919-1920) * Rochester FA - (1921-1922) * Elmore and Cohuna FL - (1923-1925) * Bendigo Junior Association - (1926) * Neilborough FA - (1927-1929) * ''Recess'' (1930 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heathcote District Football League
The Heathcote District Football League (HDFL) is an Australian rules football league based in the Heathcote region and major Bendigo area with clubs based in the regions of City of Greater Bendigo, Shire of Campaspe, and Shire of Gannawarra The Shire of Gannawarra is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the northern part of the state. It covers an area of and, in June 2018 had a population of 10,547. It includes the towns of Cohuna, Kerang, Koondrook, Le ... History The Heathcote District Football League became a league in 1955. Previous names for the competitions in the area were the Heathcote District Football Association (1905), McIvor District Football Association (1906) and again the Heathcote District Football Association (1907–1954). In recent years the Heathcote & District Football League has become one of, if not the strongest of the minor leagues in Victoria. During the Victoria Country Championships (Interleague) the HDFL has account ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Rules Football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by kicking the oval ball between the central goal posts (worth six points), or between a central and outer post (worth one point, otherwise known as a "behind"). During general play, players may position themselves anywhere on the field and use any part of their bodies to move the ball. The primary methods are kicking, handballing and running with the ball. There are rules on how the ball can be handled; for example, players running with the ball must intermittently bounce or touch it on the ground. Throwing the ball is not allowed, and players must not get caught holding the ball. A distinctive feature of the game is the mark, where players anywhere on the field who catch the ball from a kick (with specific conditions) are awarded unimped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmore, Victoria
Elmore is a small town in Victoria north-east of Bendigo on the Campaspe River. Elmore is close to the Whipstick State Park. At the , Elmore had a population of 776. History In the 1840s a small settlement developed on the Campaspe River servicing pastoral runs. The Post Office opened on 1 January 1849 as Bertram's Inn. On 1 January 1850 it was renamed Campaspie (sic). In 1864 when the township was established the name became Runnymede and in around 1882 the name was changed again to Elmore. A Court of Petty Sessions opened at Elmore on 17 December 1965, despite its proximity to the then-existing court at Rochester. in 1971 along with other Courts of Petty Sessions and closed on 1 January 1983, having sat for only 24 hours and heard 280 cases in 1981. The Town today Local businesses include a branch of the Bendigo Bank, café, wine store, fish and chip shop, IGA supermarket, BP petrol station, the Shamrock Hotel, a two-storey old building slowly being restored to its origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deniliquin Railway Line
The Deniliquin railway line (also known as the Echuca railway line) is a broad-gauge railway line serving northwestern Victoria, Australia. The line runs from the border settlement of Deniliquin into Bendigo, before turning south-southeast towards Melbourne, terminating in Docklands near the central business district. It is a major trunk line both for passenger and freight trains, with many railway lines branching off from it. History The Company Construction of the line was begun by the Melbourne, Mount Alexander and Murray River Railway Company, which was incorporated in 1852. The first thirteen sections of the line were constructed by contractors Cornish and Bruce, who gained a reputation for trying to reduce costs by taking shortcuts on materials and reducing worker's wages. The company made almost no progress on the construction of the railway due to an inability to raise sufficient funds, and in 1856 it was purchased by the Victorian Government. Because Isambard Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cohuna Railway Line
The Cohuna Line is a closed railway line in the north of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. Branching off the Bendigo-Deniliquin line at Elmore, Victoria, Elmore, it ran north-west to a final terminus at Cohuna, Victoria, Cohuna. History The line was progressively opened between 1912 and 1915.http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/hist_act/etcrca1912413/ Stations Cohuna railway station, Victoria, Cohuna Railway Station 185 Miles *1915 – 1 March 1981. Keely railway station, Victoria, Keely Railway Station 181 Miles *1915 – 1 March 1981. Leitchville railway station, Victoria, Leitchville Railway Station 177 Miles *1915 – 1 March 1981. Gunbower railway station, Victoria, Gunbower Railway Station 172 Miles *1915 – 1 March 1981. Patho railway station, Victoria, Patho Railway Station 165 Miles *1915 – 1 March 1981. Roslynmead railway station, Victoria, Roslynmead 157 Miles *1915 – 1 March 1981. Kotta railway station, Victoria, Kotta 152 Miles *1915 – 1 March 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colbinabbin Football Club
The Colbinabbin Football Club is an Australian Rules Football club which competes in the HDFL. The club, known as the Colbinabbin Grasshoppers, is based in Colbinabbin, Victoria Colbinabbin is a town in central Victoria, Australia. The name is derived from aboriginal meaning "the meeting of the black and red soils". At the , Colbinabbin and the surrounding area had a population of 297. History Located on the banks of ... and has participated in the HDFL since 1935. The Grasshoppers have appeared in 21 grand finals, winning twelve; the most recent in 2008. Location History Successful Years (1998 – 2008) Colbinabbin hadn't won a flag in seven years and prior hadn't won a flag in thirteen years and weren't in the Finals very often. Success was scarce and would only come around every now and then for the Grasshoppers however this changed after back to back Premiership wins in '98 & '99. Soon after their successive back to back Premiership wins they were back again th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
