Reproduction newspaper clipping, "THE NEW GRAND STAND, MELBOURNE CRICKET GROUND." January 20, 1877.
Object Type
Documents and books/Book/Magazine/Clipping
Date Used
20 Jan 1877
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Reproduction newspaper clipping of an engraving, titled beneath "THE NEW GRAND STAND, MELBOURNE CRICKET GROUND." The print depicts a large grandstand building that fronts onto a large playing field. The Grandstand is packed with spectators, and two men in white and a dog run across the field in the foreground. Five different flags have been hoisted above the grandstand. This issue of the paper was published on January 20th, 1877, not long after the extension of the stand had been completed in 1876. Newsprint on reverse. The print was cut from a page of the "Australasian Sketcher" publication. It is presented with a white mount in a gold-gilt frame.
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0 - Whole: H: 182 W: 253 D: 0.01mm (H: 7 3/16 W: 9 15/16")
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20 Jan 1877
Location
In storage
Registration No
M16707
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