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Festival Hall, Melbourne
Profiles
of the Month: Sam Kekovich
Festival
Hall is Melbourne was the place to be seen and
the venue of many a sell out sports or entertainment
event for decades.
Probably
best known for staging professional wrestling and
boxing matches, many a riot started at The Hall, and
some even spilled into the street and parking lot.
Festival
Hall was built by John Wren in 1915.
Rebuilt
in 1956 after being burnt down the year before, it
was the Olympic Games venue for gymnastics and wrestling.
In
the 1950s and 1960s it became an entertainment centre,
with famous appearances including Bill Haley, Frank
Sinatra and the Beatles.
By
the 1990s it had been overtaken by more spectacular
venues, but the Wren family remained in ownership.
Official
websites
City
of Melbourne
Websites
On-Cue
online - Melbourne Festival Hall
Sports
Arena profiles
Brisbane
Festival Hall
Sydney
Stadium
Articles
The
Great Aussie Promoters, by Greg Tingle
The
Great Yankee Promoters, by Greg Tingle
Interviews
Walter
"Killer" Kowalski
Johnny
Valiant
Rohan
Herbstreit
Profiles
Jim
Barnett
Steve
Rackman
Paul
Dainty
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