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Western Eagles F.C.
Western Eagles FC is an Australian football (soccer) club based in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria. The club's foundation meeting was held on 13 August 1950, at 93 Brighton Road, St. Kilda Victoria. The meeting decided that the club would be known as "Polonia Sports Club". Polonia SC was one of the powerhouses of Victorian and Australian soccer in the 1950s and 1960s, before making a brief revival in the 1980s. Western Eagles is currently in Victorian State League Division 2 and plays its home games at Carrington Drive, Albion. Club history Foundation With the conclusion of the Second World War, many Poles did not want to remain in or return to their homeland for various reasons and as such made the decision to emigrate to Australia and begin a new life for themselves and their families. They were ex-servicemen and women, displaced persons, etc. As Poles have done for countless generations, they began to form various organisations to uphold their old tradi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albion, Victoria
Albion is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Brimbank local government area. Albion recorded a population of 4,334 at the . Albion is bordered on the north by Ballarat Road, the south by Forrest Street, the west by Kororoit Creek and the east by Anderson Road. The suburb is completely surrounded by other parts of Sunshine except for Ardeer, which lies to Albion's due west across Kororoit Creek. History The area was originally called Darlington, from at least 1860 to about 1890. The area originally known as Albion was directly west of Duke Street, as can be noted by the many streets there named after English counties and placenames – Albion being an ancient name for the island of Great Britain. Albion station opened on 5 January 1860 as ''Albion and Darlington'' but closed a year later. It was not until 1919 that a new station was opened on the same site with the name ''Albion'' station. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
