The Oaklands Hunt Club is an Australian
fox hunting
Fox hunting is an activity involving the tracking, chase and, if caught, the killing of a fox, traditionally a red fox, by trained foxhounds or other scent hounds. A group of unarmed followers, led by a "master of foxhounds" (or "master of ho ...
club located in the
Greenvale, Victoria
Greenvale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Greenvale recorded a population of 21,274 at the 2021 census.
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History
The club was established on 28 July 1888, after its inaugural hunt that day from the Inverness Hotel in
Bulla
Bulla (Latin, 'bubble') may refer to:
Science and medicine
* Bulla (dermatology), a bulla
* Bulla, a focal lung pneumatosis, an air pocket in the lung
* Auditory bulla, a hollow bony structure on the skull enclosing the ear
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The club's ]pony club
Pony Club is an international youth organization devoted to educating youth about horses and riding. Pony Club organizations exist in over thirty countries worldwide.
Origins
Pony Club began in Great Britain in 1929 when the Institute of the ...
was formed in 1956 by club members who wanted to encourage their children and the children of local landowners to ride.[
For the ]modern pentathlon at the 1956 Summer Olympics
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, two events in modern pentathlon were contested.
Medal summary
Medal table
Participating nations
A total of 40 athletes from 16 nations competed at the Melbourne Games:
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, the club hosted the riding and cross-country running components.[
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See also
* Fox hunting
Fox hunting is an activity involving the tracking, chase and, if caught, the killing of a fox, traditionally a red fox, by trained foxhounds or other scent hounds. A group of unarmed followers, led by a "master of foxhounds" (or "master of ho ...
References
External links
Baily's hunting directory, "Oaklands Hunt Club", ''bailyshuntingdirectory.com''
retrieved 2 October 2016.
1888 establishments in Australia
Sports clubs and teams established in the 1880s
Sports clubs and teams in Melbourne
Venues of the 1956 Summer Olympics
Olympic modern pentathlon venues
Equestrian sports in Australia
Sports venues in Melbourne
Fox hunts in Australia
Hunting organizations
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