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1 The University of Melbourne Archives Records Description List Reference Number: Collection/Series Title: STADIUMS PTY. LTD. Creator Stadiums Pty Ltd Creator's Activity/Occupation Entertainment promoters Creator's Historical Note Established in 1899 by John Wren and Dick Lean, the company was Sydney based and registered in as Stadiums Ltd. It specialized in promoting boxing and wrestling events. It became Stadiums Pty. Ltd. in The company built the Stadium venues in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. In 1958 the West Melbourne Stadium became the Festival Hall. The Sydney building was demolished in By the 1960's Stadiums was promoting its own concert attractions. It continued to be run by the Wren and Lean families in Melbourne. Date Range of Collection/Series Size/Extent Access Conditions 49 boxes, photographs Access: Open Scope and Content of Collection/Series Framed photographs of boxers and wrestlers; loose photographs including of the Festival Hall, Gracie Fields and other entertainers; share register ; private ledger ; Minute Books, , Directors' , Annual General Meetings ; Register of Members, Financial Statements and Balance Sheets; Bookings Diaries c. 1960's-1980's; Programmes for boxing events, concerts (extensive); Correspondence ; Nat Fleischer's The Ring Record Book (incomplete); press cuttings; memorabilia e.g. boxing gloves. Collection Category Business, organisations This document dated 24/12/2014 1

2 : STADIUMS PTY. LTD. The University of Melbourne Archives To request access to records on the list below via the University of Melbourne Archives Reading Room, quote the Unit/Box reference in full. Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5 Unit 6 Unit 7 Unit 8 Unit 9 Unit Unit 11 Unit 12 Unit 13 Unit Financial Records Balance sheets Minute Book 28 May July 1918; Misc. programmes Financial Statements Ledger Bank Deposits 1944; Clippings Share Register c ; Share Register 5 June November 1955; Ledger 1 March February T.S. Andrews World's Sporting Annual Record Book 1923, 1926; The Ring Record Book & 1948, 1949; Note book-phone Directory, n.d The Ring Record Book & 1950, 1953, The Ring Record Book & 1957, 1958, The Ring Record Book & 1960, 1961, The Ring Record Book & 1963, 1964, The Ring Record Book & 1966, 1967, The Ring Record Book & 1969, 1970, The Ring Record Book & 1972, 1973,

3 : STADIUMS PTY. LTD. The University of Melbourne Archives Unit 15 Unit 16 Unit 17 Unit 18 Unit 19 Unit 20 Unit 21 Unit Unit 23 Unit 24 Unit 25 Unit 26 Unit 27 Unit 28 Unit 29 Unit 30 Unit 31 Unit 32 Unit Unit The Ring Record Book & 1975, 1976, Diaries with news clippings 1960, 1961, 1962, Diaries with news clippings 1967, 1968; Advertisements Diaries with news clippings 1969, Diaries with news clippings 1971, Diaries with news clippings 1973, Diaries with news clippings 1975, s-1970s Programmes - concerts 1960s-1970s Programmes for concerts and other events 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, Diary 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964; Diary with clippings Diary with clippings 1964, 1965, Diaries Booking Diaries s-1960s 1960s-1970s Booking Diaries 1950s-1960s Booking Diaries 1960s-1970s Index cards - records of fights, A-L Index cards - records of fights, M-Z Index cards - records of fights, A-L Index cards - records of fights, M-Z Boxing News 1967; Contacts Directory (n.d.); Directory of active boxers in Victoria 1970s; Current Australian Titleholders 1970s 3

4 : STADIUMS PTY. LTD. The University of Melbourne Archives Unit 35 Unit 36 Unit 37 Unit 38 Unit 39 Unit 40 Unit 41 Unit 42 Unit 43 Unit 44 Unit 45 Unit 46 Unit 49 Unit Boxing News 1968, 1969; Index of British Boxers 1969 (in 2 small volumes) Boxing books and magazines Objects - pair of leather boots and a groin guard Objects - 2 pairs of boxing gloves Australian Boxing Alliance Membership Cards Photographs and slides Wrestling photos; Programmes; Expanding file Boxing photographs; John Wren photographs Programmes Concert programmes Concert programmes Cartoon - Rigby on a New Years night; Cartoon by Wells - King of the Heavyweights. The Trump Card ; Boxing Cartoons; Cartoon by Wells - "When King meets King"; Cartoon by Wells - That Human Nut Cracker Mr Lewis; City of Mordialloc community youth centre award to Mr Dick Lean Jnr Mould affected photographs; Gama; Jim Londos; Roscoe Manning; Hal Rumberg; Chief Little Wolf; Rube Wright; Dutch Swing College Band 1965 Tour; Victorian Symphony Orchestra Directors Meetings/Minutes

5 : STADIUMS PTY. LTD. The University of Melbourne Archives Unit 48 OSBA Unit Directors Meetings/Minutes Signed photograph of Jack Claybourne (a successful wrestler during the 40s & 50s who toured Australia. Holder of the Kentucky Negro Championship).0004 Photograph of Roy Orbison.0005 Photograph - Hughie Dwyer, Hughie Mehegan, Herb McCoy.0006 Photograph - Untitled; contains musicians.0007 Photograph - Earl McCready: Champion of the British Empire.0008 Photograph - The Fighting Sands Brothers.0009 Photograph - Les Darcy - Mid-weight Champion of Australia.00 Photograph - Australia s British Commonwealth Title Holder.0011 Photograph - Volley Ball - Japan v Australia - Festival Hall Photograph - Hector Thompson. Australian and British Commonwealth Champion Photograph - Con Clinga, 21/5/ Photograph - Geo. Baillieu, Llew Edwards, R.L. Baker.0015 Photograph - Vic Calteal? - Welterweight Champion of New Zealand.0016 Photograph - Eddie McGoorty.0017 Photograph - Waldemar Holberg.0018 Photograph - Al Hoosman 5

6 : STADIUMS PTY. LTD. The University of Melbourne Archives.0019 Photograph - Ambrose Palmer.0020 Colour photograph of Joan Armatrading and band Photograph - "Wedding at Festival Hall." 19th April 1975, Rocky Romero and Maureen Kirke.00 Photograph - "How dare you speak to me like that Take that you cad!".0023 Photograph - Two men playing golf Group photograph of the Footscray Boxers-Trainers Re-union, 11th October Photograph - Aboriginal Champions; Cocoa Jackson, Bindi Jack, Lionel Rose, George Bracken, Elly Bennett, Harry Hayes.0026 Photograph - Lady Baden Powell & girl guides, nd.0027 Photograph of a boxer signed 'to Mr Lean'.0028 Photograph - Dave Sands Photograph - Melbourne Stadium nearing completion, Photograph - Claude Varner Photograph - Stadium Recruiting Rally, Ballarat Photograph - Australian Dancing Championships, Cartoon by WELLS, 'One for his Knob!'.00 Colour photograph - Unidentified man holding music score 6

7 : STADIUMS PTY. LTD. The University of Melbourne Archives Photograph - Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Phillip, shaking hands with a man wearing a kilt.0036 c1940 Photograph of Australian Featherweight Champion Leo White AKA 'Kid' Young c Three photographs mounted together, 2 are of John Steicker and 1 of Martin Ludecke.0038 Two photographs mounted together - John Fosgren disqualified for assaulting the referee.0039 Photograph - Wrestler Dr Len Hall.0040 Photograph - Wrestler Ray Steele Large photograph of wrestler Ted Cox 'King Kong Cox' toured Australia & NZ Photograph - Princess White Deer (wife of Chief Thunderbird).0043 Photograph - Sammy Stein, Jewish Heavyweight Champion of the World.0044 Photograph - Two men wrestling, one of whom is Ted Thye, Lightweight Champion of the World OSBC XL.0045 Photograph - A horse race. Accompanying text is almost illegible reads Sydney, Doncaster Handicap, Owner: J. Wren, Trainer: J. Donohoe, Rider L. Fischer (3/4/1915?) MD46/ Watercolour of John Wren's horse "The Rover" MD78/ Photograph of Frank Sinatra 7

8 : STADIUMS PTY. LTD. The University of Melbourne Archives MD78/ Photograph of the Ralph Dupas Vs George Barnes bout at Sydney stadium Record gate attendance with 13,000 pounds taken. MD78/ Photograph of the Olympic Games 1956, Melbourne stadium MD78/ Photograph of Louis (Satchmo) Armstrong MD78/ Photograph of Lionel Rose, World Bantamweight Champion 1968 MD78/ Photograph of the Olympic Games 1956 at the Melbourne Stadium MD78/ Photograph of an un-named wrestler MD78/ Photograph - Archbishop of Canterbury, 14th March Photograph - Horse, possibly Melbourne Cup; Item missing as at July End of List 8

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