{"id":1291,"date":"2019-08-26T11:55:10","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T01:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=1291"},"modified":"2022-08-19T14:41:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T05:11:26","slug":"stirling-oval-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=1291","title":{"rendered":"Stirling Centenary Oval"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Text: Chris Chardon<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Images: Peter Holderness<\/em>, Chris Chardon<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stirling Centenary Oval Gates<\/span><\/font> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the 1870s the Stirling Oval, as we know it today, was the paddock adjoining the Halfway House, Stirling East, \u201ckindly placed at the disposal of the club (cricket) by Mr. Beames\u201d Beames owned the hotel and land on which the oval was. i.e. it was privately owned and there was no ownership security for the community facility. This uncertainty saw in the late 1800s the community develop an oval where the Heathfield High School now stands. This was on land under the control of the district council and hence provided a security of tenure. It was colloquially known as the \u201cOld Rec\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1877 J & A. G. Johnston, brewers from Oakbank, acquired 16 acres of land in Stirling. This land included the hotel and adjacent oval. Johnstons had a plan drawn up whereby approximately half of what is now the oval was to be sold as housing blocks – the half adjacent to Mount Barker Road was to accommodate the hotel sewerage issues. Two streets were planned in the sub-division Oak and Bank Streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johnstons changed their mind and in 1936, the centenary year of South Australia\u2019s founding, the ownership of the oval was placed in the hands of the District Council of Stirling. Oak and Bank Streets became Oakbank Street as we know it today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johnstons granted the land to the district under what is known as the Johnston Trust. A copy of this trust is included in Chris Chardon\u2019s book Stirling: a personal view<\/em>. This document became critical in the 1980s. Due to the catastrophic Ash Wednesday fires of 1980 the District Council of Stirling incurred a huge compensation debt. It proposed to sell many council owned assets including the oval but application of the provisions of the Trust prevented this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you look closely at the title picture, you may notice that the gates have been hung so that the writing “SCO 1936” is readable from inside rather than outside the oval. This was done mistakenly during a refurbishment. Thanks to the efforts of Chris Chardon, the Council have now re-hung the gates correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The small plaque on the left of the gates is reproduced below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Do you have memories\/photos associated with the Stirling Oval? Have you been part of a sporting club that uses this oval? Contact us at mldhsgateways@mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au<\/a> or drop into the History Centre at the Coventry Library, 63 Mount Barker Road, Stirling
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Text: Chris Chardon Images: Peter Holderness, Chris Chardon In the 1870s the Stirling Oval, as we know it today, was the paddock adjoining the Halfway House, Stirling East, \u201ckindly placed at the disposal of the club (cricket) by Mr. Beames\u201d Beames owned the hotel and land on which the oval was. i.e. it was privately … Continue reading “Stirling Centenary Oval”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":707,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PaNLq6-kP","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1295,"url":"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=1295","url_meta":{"origin":1291,"position":0},"title":"Stirling Centenary Oval Construction","date":"August 26, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Text: Karen Agutter Images: MLDHS Chardon Family Collection Image: MLDHS 24-13 Chardon Family Collection This photograph shows men working on the construction of the Stirling Oval in 1935\/36. 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