Lacrosse - Australia

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History

• The Canadian Lambton L Mount was the pioneer of lacrosse in Victoria (and Australia as a whole)
• In 1876 he announced he intended to establish lacrosse as a sport and develop the Melbourne Lacrosse
• In 1879 there were four clubs established; these are: Melbourne, Fitzroy, South Melbourne and Carlton
• Lacrosse began in South Australia in 1885
• The introduction of lacrosse into Western Australia was the direct effect of gold discoveries in the Eastern Goldfields
• A formal competition commenced in 1898 with Mercantile winning the first premiership in that year.
• In 1910 the Kalinga Park sporting grounds were opened with the support of local sporting clubs including the Kalinga Lacrosse Club.
• By the 1980s all existing lacrosse clubs had disappeared. In the 1990s and at the turn of the century, lacrosse was played on an occasional basis in the Brisbane, Surfers Paradise and Townsville areas.