https://wallaroofc1870.com/1901/09/26/scg-sfs-moore-park-sydney/https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1874clip.jpg1874clip1874 Wallaroo vs University on Moore Park (Wallaroo ground)https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/moore-park-2.jpgMoore-Park-2https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1875-moore-park.jpg1875-Moore-ParkMoore Park in 1875, present day Moore Park West section. Viewed from cnr Flinders St & Moore Park Rd (present day Captain Cook Hotel), looking in south-western direction, with South Dowling St in distance. The long road seen in the first panel is Randwick Rd (now Anzac Pde). Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Panorama_of_Moore_Park_c1875_slnsw.jpghttps://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1881-moore-park.jpg1881-Moore-ParkMoore Park in 1881, present day Moore Park West section. South Dowling St veering away to the right. Flinders St veering to the left becoming Randwick Rd (now Anzac Pde) in distance. (Approximate location cnr Flinders St & Seymour Pl) Source: https://ourstory.randwick.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/2267https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1888-1.jpg1888-1'The Arrow' on Richard Arnold: "One of the proudest days in his life was when he saw the British team of 1888 playing New South Wales" at the SCG (original image: 'The First Lions of Rugby' book by Sean Fagan)https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1870rugby.jpg1870rugbyThe big club matches were played upon the boundless Moore Park.https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/banksia-image-52.jpgbanksia imageWallarooFC1870.com - All website text & content © Sean Fagan2026-09-27T00:15:15+00:00monthlyhttps://wallaroofc1870.com/wallaroo-history/https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1890s-unknown.jpg1890s-unknown2026-09-26T08:58:29+00:00weekly0.6https://wallaroofc1870.com/1901/07/17/play-up-wallaroos/https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/wfc1889-trio-1.jpgWFC1889-trioBrisbane's Wallaroo FC members in 1889 included James Anderson (1883-88 QLD), Joe Otway (NSW 1884 &'89) & Harry Speakman (1888 British Lions & 1889 QLD) / (original image: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:732927)https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1885.jpg1885N.S.Wales vs Wallaroo FC (Daily Observer, Ipswich, 24 Aug 1885)https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/roma-1906.jpgRoma-1906Roma's premiership winning Wallaroo FC of 1906. Other than this Brisbane newspaper image, no other record or report has been found of them. (Saturday Observer, 20 Oct 1906)https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cutting-1.jpgcutting-1Goulburn Evening Penny Post, 15 Sep 1900https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/goulburn-1900.jpgGoulburn-1900Wallaroo F.C. (Goulburn) 1900 premiers of the NSWRU's Central Southern branch (original image The Sydney Mail, 13 October 1900)https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/mary-1900.jpgMary-1900Premiers of Queensland's Maryborough Rugby Union competition of 1900, the local Wallaroo FC (Maryborough Chronicle, 1 Oct 1953) https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/goulburn-1897.jpgGoulburn-1897Wallaroo F.C. (Goulburn) 1897 premiers of the NSWRU's Central Southern branch (original image Aust T&C Journal, 2 Oct 1897) https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1882-1.jpg1882-1Arthur Hickson & Pring Roberts - Queensland's first rugby team in 1882 2026-09-26T08:07:02+00:00monthlyhttps://wallaroofc1870.com/1901/05/28/culling-the-wallaroo-fc/https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1899-combo.jpg1899-comboWallaroo FC (A.G. 'Joe' Gardner) & Pirate FC (H. 'Rush' Nelson) from drawings c.1899 The Referee. For season 1900 Gardner retired & Nelson moved to Brisbane. https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/wfc.jpgWFChttps://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1900-rd1.jpg1900-Rd1The opening round of 1900 first grade district clubs competition: South Sydney, North Sydney, University, Western Suburbs, Newtown, Balmain, Eastern Suburbs & Glebehttps://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-90.jpgimage (90)THE ELECTORAL FOOTBALL BANTAM FACES THE RUGBY GIANT (The Bird O' Freedom, 26 May 1894) Louis Abrams vs Monty Arnold https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1899-wallaroofc-gemini-3.png1899-WallarooFCThe Wallaroo FC 1899 premiership winnershttps://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1892-wallaroofc-gemini.png1892-WallarooFC1892 Wallaroo F.C. 2026-09-26T05:08:38+00:00monthlyhttps://wallaroofc1870.com/1901/08/13/rugby-football-legal-puzzler/https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1894-nulla-roberts.jpg1894-Nulla-RobertsE.A. 'Nulla' Roberts 1894 (isolated image taken from 1894 team photo) https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/king.jpgKing'King Henry VIII versus Wallaroo Football Club' (All Rights Reserved © Sean Fagan) https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/arnolds-1887-bros.jpgArnolds-1887-brosMonty Arnold (left) & Richard Arnold (right) in 1887https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/lane-1895-aust-tc-journal.jpgLane-1895-Aust-TC-JournalPercy Manton 'Paddy' Lane, Australian Town and Country Journal, 1895https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/wade-referee-1910.jpgWade-Referee-1910Charles Wade c.18882026-09-25T03:50:45+00:00monthlyhttps://wallaroofc1870.com/1901/05/02/sfs-scg-rugby/https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1870-a.jpg1870-ahttps://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1870-1st-match-smh.jpg1870-1st-match-SMHThe Sydney Morning Herald 18 June 1870https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1870-illustsydneynews-e1777437841464.jpg1873'Rugby Football in Australia, Fifteen Years Ago' i.e. c.1873 2026-09-23T23:41:26+00:00monthlyhttps://wallaroofc1870.com/1901/07/02/wallaroo-rugby-ball/https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/rugby-melb.jpgrugby-melbhttps://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/lindon-rugby-balls.jpgLindon-rugby-ballsRugby town cobbler Richard Lindon 2026-09-23T22:51:33+00:00monthlyhttps://wallaroofc1870.com/1901/06/23/since-1874-wallaroos-nswru-legacy/https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/arnolds-1878.jpgArnolds-1878Wallaroo's famous Arnold brothers - Monty (left) & Richard (right)https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-86.jpgimage (86)NSW rugby team 1883 with Southern Cross stars jerseys - 'Monty' Arnold tall civilian standing in centrehttps://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1874-rules.jpg1874-rulesAdopting "Rugby Union" rules 18742026-09-23T22:40:56+00:00monthlyhttps://wallaroofc1870.com/site-info/https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/rugby-statue-polaroid.jpgrugby-statue-polaroidhttps://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/image-33.jpgimage (33)2026-09-22T23:37:44+00:00weekly0.6https://wallaroofc1870.com/the-wallaroo/https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/wallaroo-hunt.jpgWallaroo-hunthttps://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1885-cap.jpg1885-capWallaroo FC cap - held by Powerhouse Museum, Sydneyhttps://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/cutting-1899.jpgcutting-1899https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/image-86.jpgimage (86)https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1874-ball-grok.jpgWallaroo FC - founded 1870Wallaroo FC - founded 1870https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/image-56.pngimage (56)2026-09-22T03:52:41+00:00weekly0.6https://wallaroofc1870.com/1901/04/22/intro/https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/scg1888.jpgscg1888Rugby game SCG 1888 https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/jolly-1.jpgjolly-1https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1878-wallaroo-syduni-book-gemini.png1878-WallarooWallaroo F.C. 18782026-09-20T01:39:19+00:00monthlyhttps://wallaroofc1870.com/1901/04/30/1894-wallaroo-premiers-or-not/https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1894-team-news-final.jpg1894-team-news-final1894 Wallaroo FC at the SCG (composite from b&w newspaper cut)https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/footer-1.jpgfooter-1https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1894-table-2.jpg1894-table1894 table before Agricultural Ground trophy semis & final https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1894-wfc-win.jpg1894-WFC-win1894 Wallaroo FC are premiershttps://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1894-rescind-meeting2.jpg1894-rescind-meeting21894 NSWRU rescind Wallaroo titlehttps://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1894-rescind-meeting.jpg1894-rescind-meeting1894 NSWRU meeting to rescind Wallaroo titlehttps://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1894-agrafinal-truth.jpg1894-AgraFinal-TruthWallaroo FC beaten again by Randwick in trophy finalhttps://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1894-meeting-smh-26nov.jpg1894-meeting-SMH-26Nov1894 NSWRU meeting notice 2026-09-19T02:03:39+00:00monthlyhttps://wallaroofc1870.com/1901/05/01/northern-suburbs-rugby/2026-09-15T11:21:44+00:00monthlyhttps://wallaroofc1870.com/1901/08/05/wallaroos-pro-rugbeians-gang/2026-09-15T04:31:52+00:00monthlyhttps://wallaroofc1870.com/1901/04/28/sydney-university-rugby/2026-09-10T23:28:23+00:00monthlyhttps://wallaroofc1870.com/1901/08/21/sydney-football-rules/2026-09-10T23:17:20+00:00monthlyhttps://wallaroofc1870.com/1901/05/01/rugby-rules/2026-09-10T22:54:14+00:00monthlyhttps://wallaroofc1870.com/1901/08/30/wallaroo-olympics-medal/2026-09-09T03:29:06+00:00monthlyhttps://wallaroofc1870.com/tricolours/2026-09-06T04:03:35+00:00weekly0.6https://wallaroofc1870.com/lady-wallaroo/https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lady-runner.jpglady-runnerhttps://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lady-classic-panels-varied-gemini.pngLady-classic-panels-variedoriginal sourced from Sydney newspaper (1882) 2026-08-27T01:20:32+00:00weekly0.6https://wallaroofc1870.com/founders/https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1870-wfc-meeting.jpg1870-WFC-meetinghttps://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1870-smh-13-aug.jpg1870-SMH-13-Aughttps://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1874-tintype-grok.jpgWallaroo FC - founded 1870Wallaroo FC - founded 1870. 'Monty' Arnold rear row & holding flag. Tom Brown sitting in front of this flag. Richard Arnold front row with left hand below upright knee. Frederick Campbell first on outside left of photo seated on chair.2026-08-22T03:26:14+00:00weekly0.6https://wallaroofc1870.com/nsw-waratahs/https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ireland1875-gemini.pngIreland1875-GeminiIreland rugby team 1875 vs England - players Barlow & Walsh marked in green2026-08-16T10:08:13+00:00weekly0.6https://wallaroofc1870.com/1901/05/19/wallaroo-joey-in-england-xv-rugby/2026-08-14T04:56:13+00:00monthlyhttps://wallaroofc1870.com/1901/05/14/qld-reds-history/2026-08-02T01:41:15+00:00monthlyhttps://wallaroofc1870.com/premierships/https://wallaroofc1870.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1892-final.jpg1892-final1892 premiership final - WFC v SUFC - Sydney Morning Herald, 2 September 18922026-07-30T23:11:06+00:00weekly0.6https://wallaroofc1870.com/1901/05/05/wallaroo-1st-twenty-rugby-team/2026-07-30T01:09:28+00:00monthlyhttps://wallaroofc1870.com/1901/06/15/relics-of-the-wallaroo-age/2026-07-24T05:44:51+00:00monthlyhttps://wallaroofc1870.com/1901/06/10/quick-the-governors-door/2026-06-22T03:37:23+00:00monthlyhttps://wallaroofc1870.comdaily1.02026-09-27T00:15:15+00:00