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# Melbourne Observatory

Melbourne Observatory Building and Astrograph House
The **Melbourne Observatory**, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, was built in 1861. It replaced an earlier observatory at Williamstown. The Melbourne Observatory is now part of Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens. The observatory had an important role as it used observations of the stars to keep accurate time. It also kept the weather records and scientists were able to make weather predictions.

In 1869, the observatory installed the Great Melbourne Telescope (48 inch) which at that time was the largest steerable telescope in world. There were problems with its size and image accuracy and by 1890, it was no longer used. As Melbourne increased in size the light from the city limited the use of the observatory for serious astronomy. The Great Melbourne Telescope was sold to the Mount Stromlo Observatory in Canberra in 1944. It was destroyed in a bushfire in 2003, but there are plans to rebuild it and set it up as a display at the Melbourne Observatory.

The Melbourne Observatory is no longer used, but the historic equipment is kept in working condition by the Astronomical Society of Victoria. This is an amateur group of volunteers interested in astronomy. They have regular tours, talks and observation nights using the telescopes. The historic buildings are now used as offices for the gardens, a cafe and a shop.

## Other websites

* The Melbourne Observatory Archived 2011-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
# AFL Women's

The **AFL Women's** (**AFLW**) is the top women's Australian rules football league in Australia. In the first season (played between February and March 2017), there were only eight teams, but the league now has all 18 teams from the men's Australian Football League (AFL).

## List of clubs

West Coast
Fremantle
Adelaide
Port Adelaide
Brisbane Lions
Gold Coast
Sydney
Greater Western Sydney
Western Bulldogs
Geelong
Essendon
North Melbourne
Carlton
Collingwood
Melbourne
Richmond
Hawthorn
St Kilda

### Current clubs

| Club | Colours | Moniker | State | Home venue | 2022 (S7) members | Exhibition games | Est. | Seasons | Premierships |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First | Total | Total | Most recent |
| Adelaide |  | Crows | South Australia | Norwood Oval | 6,706 | — | 2016 | 2017+ | 8 | 3 | 2022 (S6) |
| Brisbane Lions |  | Lions | Queensland | Springfield Central Stadium | 2,323 | 2016 | 2016 | 2017+ | 8 | 2 | 2023 |
| Carlton |  | Blues | Victoria | Princes Park | 3,882 | — | 2016 | 2017+ | 8 | 0 | — |
| Collingwood |  | Magpies | Victoria | Victoria Park | 5,621 | — | 2016 | 2017+ | 8 | 0 | — |
| Essendon |  | Bombers | Victoria | Windy Hill | 4,245 | — | 2022 | 2022 (S7) | 2 | 0 | — |
| Fremantle |  | Dockers | Western Australia | Fremantle Oval | 2,552 | 2016 | 2016 | 2017+ | 8 | 0 | — |
| Geelong |  | Cats | Victoria | Kardinia Park | 5,938 | — | 2018 | 2019 | 6 | 0 | — |
| Gold Coast |  | Suns | Queensland | Carrara Stadium | 1,194 | 2016 | 2019 | 2020 | 5 | 0 | — |
| Greater Western Sydney |  | Giants | New South Wales | Various | 2,984 | 2016 | 2016 | 2017+ | 8 | 0 | — |
| Hawthorn |  | Hawks | Victoria | Frankston Park | 5,427 | — | 2022 | 2022 (S7) | 2 | 0 | — |
| Melbourne |  | Demons | Victoria | Casey Fields | 3,362 | 2013 | 2013\* | 2017+ | 8 | 1 | 2022 (S7) |
| North Melbourne |  | Kangaroos | Victoria & Tasmania^ | Arden Street Oval | 3,349 | — | 2018 | 2019 | 6 | 0 | — |
| Port Adelaide |  | Power | South Australia | Alberton Oval | 4,782 | — | 2022 | 2022 (S7) | 2 | 0 | — |
| Richmond |  | Tigers | Victoria | Punt Road Oval | 2,662 | — | 2019 | 2020 | 5 | 0 | — |
| St Kilda |  | Saints | Victoria | Moorabbin Oval | 5,114 | — | 2019 | 2020 | 5 | 0 | — |
| Sydney |  | Swans | New South Wales | Henson Park | 7,757 | 2016 | 2022 | 2022 (S7) | 2 | 0 | — |
| West Coast |  | Eagles | Western Australia | Lathlain Park | 3,538 | 2016 | 2019 | 2020 | 5 | 0 | — |
| Western Bulldogs |  | Bulldogs | Victoria | Whitten Oval | 4,132 | 2013 | 2013\* | 2017+ | 8 | 1 | 2018 |
| ^ denotes that the club has a formalised partnership with this state or territory \* denotes that the club had a foundation women's team + denotes that the club was a founding member of the AFLW |

**Notes**

### Future clubs

| Club | Colours | Moniker | State | Home venue | Joining league |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tasmania |  | Devils | Tasmania | Macquarie Point Stadium | TBC |
# Collingwood Football Club

Bob Rose, Collingwood player in the 1950s
**Collingwood Football Club**, the Magpies, is a club which plays Australian rules football in the AFL. It comes from Collingwood, a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria. In the AFL/VFL, it has won 16 premierships, which is a joint league record with Essendon and Carlton.

## History

The Collingwood Football Club was formed in February 1892. Collingwood played its first game in the Victorian Football Association on 7 May 1892, against Carlton. In 1902, Collingwood won its first premiership against the Essendon Football Club.

The Victorian Football League (VFL) formed in 1897. Collingwood was one of the original teams (along with Fitzroy, Melbourne, St Kilda, Carlton, Essendon, South Melbourne and Geelong). In the early years of the VFL, Collingwood was the most successful team; it won 11 premierships in the first 40 years. They won the most recent AFL premiership against Brisbane in 2023.

## Club song

*Good old Collingwood forever,*

*They know how to play the game.*

*Side by side, they stick together,*

*To uphold the Magpies name.*

*See, the barrackers are shouting,*

*As all barrackers should.*

*Oh, the premiership's a cakewalk,*

*For the good old Collingwood.*

## Other websites

* Football Club website
# Melbourne City FC (A-League Women)

**Melbourne City Football Club** is an Australian women's soccer club based in Melbourne. It is the female equivalent of Melbourne City FC. The club competes in the A-League Women, the highest professional women's soccer league in Australia and New Zealand.
# 1996 Summer Olympics

Games of the XXVI Olympiad| Host city | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Motto | *The Celebration of the Century* |
| Nations | 197 |
| Athletes | 10,320 (6,797 men, 3,523 women) |
| Events | 271 in 26 sports (37 disciplines) |
| Opening | July 19 |
| Closing | August 4 |
| Opened by | President Bill Clinton |
| Cauldron | Muhammad Ali |
| Stadium | Centennial Olympic Stadium |
| Summer |
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| ← Barcelona 1992 | Sydney 2000 → |
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| Winter |
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| ← Lillehammer 1994 | Nagano 1998 → |
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The **1996 Summer Olympics**, officially known as the **Games of the XXVI Olympiad**, were held in Atlanta, United States from July 19 to August 4.

## Centennial Olympic Park bombing

Eric Rudolph, a Christian fundamentalist, bombed the Centennial Olympic Park on July 27. Alice Hawthorne was killed in the explosion when a nail from the bomb penetrated her skull. Melih Uzunyol, a Turkish cameraman, had a fatal heart attack while running to the scene. The bomb wounded 111 others.

## Medal table

These were the top 10 teams at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Key
   \*   Host nation (United States)

1996 Summer Olympics medal table|  Rank  | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 |  United States (USA)\* | 44 | 32 | 25 | 101 |
| 2 |  Russia (RUS) | 26 | 21 | 16 | 63 |
| 3 |  Germany (GER) | 20 | 18 | 27 | 65 |
| 4 |  China (CHN) | 16 | 22 | 12 | 50 |
| 5 |  France (FRA) | 15 | 7 | 15 | 37 |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) | 13 | 10 | 12 | 35 |
| 7 |  Australia (AUS) | 9 | 9 | 23 | 41 |
| 8 |  Cuba (CUB) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
| 9 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 9 | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| 10 |  South Korea (KOR) | 7 | 15 | 5 | 27 |