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11 unusual facts about Albert Park


1956 Night Series Cup

Games were played at the Lake Oval, Albert Park, then the home ground of South Melbourne, as it was the only ground equipped to host night games.

1999 Australian Grand Prix

The 1999 Australian Grand Prix (formally the LXIV Qantas Australian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 7 March 1999 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia.

ACG Senior College

Students enjoy access to all that the central city has to offer, from The Auckland City Library opposite the school to the open spaces that are Aotea Square and Albert Park.

Albert Park Football Club

Known as the Falcons, the Club has relocated on a number of occasions, the most recent being the move from the former Clubrooms and playing area on Oval 15 when the Albert Park Australian F1 Grand Prix site was redeveloped in the 1990s.

The club has its origins going back to the 1950s as the ANZ Bank Football Club and has evolved from an affiliation with the ANZ Staff Social Club of Victoria to its current suburban identity in the inner-suburban Albert Park area of Melbourne.

Albert Park, San Rafael

Albert Park is a baseball field that is now home to the San Rafael Pacifics.

Albert Park, South Australia

Named for Prince Albert, Albert Park was laid out in 1877 by a W.R. Cave.

Albert Park, Victoria

The main park after which the suburb was named was declared a public park and named in 1864 to honour Queen Victoria's consort, Prince Albert.

Papeete

Bougainville Park (once named Albert Park), in honour of a former Belgian king and World War One hero, is now named for Louis Antoine de Bougainville, the first French explorer to circumnavigate the globe.

Semaphore railway line

In 1917 when the Semaphore to Rosewater and Albert Park tram line was opened there was an unresolved dispute over the tramline crossing the railway line near Exeter station.

The Chinese Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

The Chinese Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) is a longitudinal survey being conducted by the China Center for Economic Research at Peking University with Professor Yaohui Zhao of Peking University serving as Principal Investigator and Professors John Strauss of the University of Southern California and Albert Park of Oxford University serving as co-Principal Investigators.


2012 Australian Grand Prix

It was the 77th race in the combined history of the Australian Grand Prix that dates back to the 100 Miles Road Race of 1928, and the 17th time the event has been held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit at Albert Park.

Beatrice Kerr

The eldest of five children, she was raised at Albert Park, and was taught to swim by her mother at the nearby Albert Park Lake.

Casey-South Melbourne Cricket Club

The club played at the South Melbourne Cricket Ground in Albert Park until the 2005–06 season when it relocated to the outer suburban Casey Fields, and it was renamed to reflect its new home.

Fiji Fashion Week

The 2009 event was then held between the 3–6 December at Albert Park in Suva.

Hendon railway line

The line branched from Albert Park station, and ran for 1.1 km, with just one station, the terminus, Hendon.

ISF Women's World Championship

In 1965, the first ISF Women's World Championship was held in Melbourne, Victoria, with games being played at Albert Park.

Ross Ray

He has appeared in many major coronial investigations and Royal Commissions, including the Grand Prix death at Albert Park.

Sheena Reyes

As a Motorsport Model at the 2010 Australian Grand Prix, Reyes broke the Guinness World Record at Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Albert Park for Putting on the Most Pairs of Under Pants in 60 Seconds: 22 Pairs.