Past Events
May 2022
Reminiscences of a Sporting Life by Peter Bedford
The guest speaker at the Middle Park History Group's next meeting is Peter Bedford, former South Melbourne Captain (VFL), Brownlow medallist and first-class cricketer for Victoria.
May 2023
Shrine to Sea Masterplan (Middle Park and Albert Park)
Amy Hidge, Senior Engagement Officer, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, will talk about the new plan that covers the area from the Shrine of Remembrance to Port Phillip Bay.
September 2023
A Walking Shadow. Edward Oxford, well known resident of Albert Park with a secret past as an an attempted assassin of Queen Victoria
A talk for the Middle Park and Albert Park History Group by Jenny Sinclair (author). Edward Oxford (18 April 1822 – 23 April 1900) was the first of seven people who tried to assassinate Queen Victoria. After Oxford was arrested and charged with treason, a jury found that Oxford was not guilty by reason of insanity and he was detained at Her Majesty's pleasure in the State Criminal Lunatic Asylum and later, in Broadmoor Hospital. Eventually given conditional release for transportation to a British colony, he lived out the remainder of his life…
November 2023
Middle Park Primary School in the 1970s and a proposal for a mega soccer stadium in Albert Park Reserve
In an event for the Middle Park and Albert Park History Group, John Stirling will talk about Middle Park Primary School in the 1970s and a proposal for a mega soccer stadium in Albert Park Reserve
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