Oriole Park was the home of the Auburn Baseball Club in

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. It hosted the

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in 1970, 1975, 1980, and 1981. The field was extended and had lighting added prior to hosting the 1980 competition. Oriole Park also held the 1988

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. Oriole Park was last used in 2014. In 2017 the Cumberland Council announced that Oriole Park would be torn down as restoring it would be too expensive.

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Sports venues in Sydney Baseball venues in Australia History of baseball in Australia Sports venues completed in the 1960s Sports venues demolished in 2017 1960s establishments in Australia 2017 disestablishments in Australia {{baseball-venue-stub ko:무라빈 오벌