North Hobart Football Ground Turnstiles

The turnstiles were first used at North Hobart Oval in the early 1920’s and had seen thousands of fans and players pass through them over the years.

Big games and events like:

• 1924 Australian National Football Carnival
• 1947 Australian National Football Carnival
• 1966 Australian National Football Carnival
• 1970 Tasmania v Western Australia
• 1990 Tasmania v Victoria

While North Hobart Oval will always be best associated with Australian football, the ground has hosted numerous other events throughout its long history. Cricket, soccer, ANZAC Day sports events and athletics have all been staged there at various times. As an athletic track it was much maligned, yet two world records were set on it: Betty Cuthbert set a new time for the 220 yard sprint in 1960, while Ron Clarke broke Vladimir Kuts’ (USSR) 5000 metre record in 1965. Many other sporting and entertainment events have been held there – including a Military Tattoo attended by thousands in 1987 – but the event that holds the unofficial ground attendance record of 25,000 was the Dr Billy Graham Crusade in March 1959.