Artefacts

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**2006 Commonwealth Games**
 * [[image:IMG_0898.JPG width="331" height="211"]]2006 Commonwealth Games[[image:http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/b448/triciamulholland/DSC01020.jpg width="530" height="440" caption="DSC01020.jpg MCG &amp; Rod Laver Arena from Eureka image by triciamulholland"]]**

Description
First opened in 1853, this Melbourne institution is a shrine to sport. Known just as The G, it is used year round for sporting (mainly Aussie Rules football and international cricket) and other events. The MCG is built on the site of the first Australian Rules game and the first Test cricket match between Australia and England (in 1877). The atmosphere at the G with a capacity crowd of around 100,000 is a memorable and very Melbourne experience. I LOVE THIS PICTURE AND HAVE INCLUDED A HISTORY PARAGRAPH. SHARLENE. Great picture Sharlene, it really shows the scale of the G in comparison to other iconic Melbourne landmarks and parks. Alicia

=**Yarra Park 2007 Melbourne Marathon**= **Noteworthy attendances** = ﻿tHIS TABLE PROVIDES SOME INTERESTING FACTS RE ATTENDANCES AND EVENTS. SHARLENE. =
 * [|Yarra Park Project]** (installation of the water recycling facility and info on various organisations who have been contacted for apprval on these works)
 * [|History of the MCG]** (brief history of the MCG)
 * [|MCG Timeline] (**timeline of significant moments in the MCG's history)
 * 1,153,000 || 15-day aggregate for 1956 Games (an Olympic record) ||
 * 350,534 || Record Test match attendance (third Test 1936-37 over six days) ||
 * 130,000 || Billy Graham crusade, 1959 (Est.) ||
 * 121,690 || VFL Grand Final, Carlton v Collingwood, 1970 ||
 * 120,000 || Final ceremony Eucharistic Congress, 1973 (Est.) ||
 * 100,012 || AFL Grand Final, Hawthorn v Geelong, 2008 ||
 * 99,256 || VFL first round match 1958 (Melbourne v Collingwood) ||
 * 90,800 || Record daily cricket attendance Aust v West Indies 1961 ||
 * 90,119 || Bledisloe Cup rugby union (Australia v New Zealand) 1997 ||
 * 89,155 || Boxing Day Test, Australia v England, 2006 (Day 1) ||
 * 87,182 || World Cup Final, Pak vs Eng, 1992 (Then world record limited-overs attendance) ||
 * 87,161 || State-of-Origin rugby league (NSW v Queensland) 1994 ||
 * 85,513 || World Cup Soccer Qualifier (Australia v Iran), 1997 ||
 * 84,041 || Twenty20 International, Australia v India, 2008 ||
 * 80,518 || Sound Relief Concert, 2009 ||
 * 43,125 || Record Australian domestic cricket crowd, Twenty20, Vic v Tas, (2010) ||