West Melbourne Stadium - Revision history

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Thorneycroft at 05:08, 12 January 2006

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	By the 1990s it had been overtaken by more spectacular venues, but the Wren family remained in ownership.		By the 1990s it had been overtaken by more spectacular venues, but the Wren family remained in ownership.

			[[file:West Melb Stadium.jpg\|thumb\|Inside the venue, durring renovations]]

Thorneycroft at 05:07, 12 January 2006

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	Melbourne Stadium ( later Festival Hall ) in West Melbourne		Melbourne Stadium ( later Festival Hall ) in West Melbourne

Thorneycroft at 05:03, 12 January 2006

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Melbourne Stadium ( later Festival Hall ) in West Melbourne

This is where most fight were held in Melbourne. Festival Hall in Melbourne was the place to be seen and the venue of many a sell out sports or entertainment events for decades.

Probably best known for staging professional wrestling and boxing matches, many a riot started at The Hall, and some even spilled into the street and parking lot.

Festival Hall was built by John Wren in 1915. Rebuilt in 1956 after being burnt down the year before, it was the Olympic Games venue for gymnastics and wrestling. In the 1950s and 1960s it became an entertainment centre, with famous appearances including Bill Haley, Frank Sinatra and the Beatles.

By the 1990s it had been overtaken by more spectacular venues, but the Wren family remained in ownership.

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