41-600: Albert Park Basketball Stadium was an Australian basketball centre in Albert Park, Victoria . The nine-court arena was the home of NBL side St. Kilda Saints and Melbourne United (formerly Melbourne Tigers). On 10 June 1979, Albert Park hosted the inaugural NBL Grand Final , which saw the St Kilda Saints defeat the Canberra Cannons 94–93. Larry Sengstock , with 33 points scored for St Kilda, won
82-641: A follower of William Ewart Gladstone and Home Rule . Clarke retained an interest in the Australian colonies, and briefly acted as Agent-General for Victoria in 1886, 1891, and 1893, before being appointed agent-general in 1899, which post he held until his death. Clarke also served as a director of Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company , the Colonial Life Assurance Society , the Delhi-Umbala Railway Co. and
123-454: A key role in positioning Singapore as the main port for the Malay states of Perak , Selangor and Sungei Ujong . Due to his contributions, Singapore 's Clarke Quay was named after him. Clarke Street, located next to Clarke Quay, was officially named in 1896 and was originally two streets known simply as East Street and West Street in north Kampong Malacca. Today it is a pedestrian mall and
164-515: A number of piracy attacks took place in Selangor, Andrew Clarke assigned Frank Swettenham as a live-in advisor to Sultan Abdul Samad in August 1874. Sultan Abdul Samad accepted James Guthrie Davidson , a lawyer from Singapore , as the first British Resident of Selangor in 1875. In October the same year, Sultan Abdul Samad sent a letter to Andrew Clarke requesting for Selangor to be placed under
205-679: A popular nightspot. As Governor of the Straits Settlements , Clarke was famous for signing the Treaty of Pangkor in 1874, which established a British protectorate over the Malay States . In that same year, Clarke successfully enforced a check on the abuse of coolies with support of the prominent Chinese leaders and European merchants. Clarke achieved fame through his negotiations in regard to Sungei Ujong in Malaya , sorting out
246-548: A population of 6,044 at the 2021 census . The suburb of Albert Park extends from the St Vincent Gardens to Beaconsfield Parade and Mills Street. It was settled residentially as an extension of Emerald Hill ( South Melbourne ). It is characterised by wide streets, heritage buildings, terraced houses , open air cafes, parks and significant stands of mature exotic trees, including Canary Island Date Palm and London Planes . The Albert Park Circuit has been home to
287-589: A reservation parallel to Canterbury Road. Until 1987, Albert Park was serviced by the St Kilda railway line , with Albert Park railway station being located at Bridport Street. The line has since been converted to serve trams, and forms a large part of the Route 96 tram line. CDC Melbourne 's Route 606 runs through the suburb. There are segregated cycle facilities along the beach and Canterbury Roads, with marked bicycle lanes elsewhere. The suburb has been home to
328-437: A similar inland route south to St Kilda. The main road arterial is Kerferd Road, a wide boulevard lined with elm trees and a central reservation , which connects from South Melbourne's Albert Road. Pickles Street, Victoria Avenue and Mills Street are the main roads running west and east toward South Melbourne. Several tram routes service Albert Park; Route 1 along Victoria Avenue, Route 12 along Mills Street and Route 96 on
369-557: Is also the home of the Victorian Institute of Sport . The stadium was built on the site of the old Lake Oval, which was an historic Australian rules football venue for the South Melbourne Football Club . The Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre (MSAC) is a large swimming centre, which hosted squash, swimming, diving events and table tennis during the 2006 Commonwealth Games . The MSAC is also
410-472: Is composed mainly of Victorian terrace and semi-detached housing. Many residential areas are in heritage overlays to protect their character. Boyd Street, a leafy backstreet near Middle Park, is a fine example of this. Beaconsfield Parade is the main beachside thoroughfare, between St Kilda and Port Melbourne , which runs along the Port Phillip foreshore. Richardson Street and Canterbury Road follows
451-539: The Australian Grand Prix since 1996, with the exception of 2020–2021 due to the COVID-19 lockdowns . Indigenous Australians first inhabited the area that is now Albert Park around 40,000 years ago. The area was a series of swamps and lagoons. The main park after which the suburb was named was declared a public park and named in 1864 to honour Queen Victoria 's consort, Prince Albert . Albert Park
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#1732793459785492-662: The British North Borneo Company . In December 1901 he was appointed Colonel Commandant of the Royal Engineers. Clarke died at his house in Portland Place , London, on 29 March 1902. He was predeceased by his wife, Mary Margaret MacKillop, whom he had married on 17 September 1867, and he was survived by their only child, Elinor Mary de Winton. His body was borne to Paddington Station and brought by train to Bath, Somerset , where he
533-611: The Formula One Australian Grand Prix since 1996. The Albert Park Circuit runs on public roads. The choice of Albert Park as a Grand Prix venue was controversial, with protests by the Save Albert Park group. In preparing the Reserve for the race existing trees were cut down and replaced during landscaping, roads were upgraded, and facilities were replaced. Both major political parties support
574-552: The National Trust and is locally significant for the social focus the gardens provide to the neighbourhood. Activities in the park range from relaxing walks, siestas to organised sports competition. The Albert Park Lawn Bowls Club was established in 1873 and the Tennis Club established 1883, on the site of an earlier croquet ground. Albert Park features part of the massive Albert Park and Lake (formerly South Park in
615-536: The 19th century until it was also renamed after Prince Albert) and is located nearby. It is a significant state park managed by Parks Victoria . It is also known as the site of the Albert Park Circuit . Commercial centres include Bridport Street, with its cafes and shops and Victoria Avenue, known for its cafes, delicatessens and boutiques. Albert Park has a long beach frontage, with several distinctive features, including many grand buildings (such as
656-520: The 2,000-seat stadium working on his game, though Lindsay just said that to him it was father and son spending time together. Albert Park, Victoria Albert Park is an inner suburb of Melbourne , Victoria , Australia , 4 km (2.5 mi) south of Melbourne's Central Business District . The suburb is named after Albert Park , a large lakeside urban park located within the City of Port Phillip local government area . Albert Park recorded
697-742: The African colony of the Gold Coast and in England, where he was Director of Works at the Admiralty from 1864 to 1873. During this period he co-authored a report on the Suez Canal with George Henry Richards , Hydrographer to the Admiralty. Sir Andrew Clarke served as the governor of Singapore and the governor of the Straits Settlements from 4 November 1873 until 8 May 1875. Clarke played
738-712: The British protectorate . From 1875 to 1880 Clarke was on the council of the Viceroy of India . He was Commandant of the Royal School of Military Engineering at Chatham from 1881 to 1882, and finally was Inspector-General of Fortifications in England from 1882 to 1886. After Clarke's retirement from the army, he unsuccessfully contested Chatham for the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in 1886 and 1892 as
779-485: The British felt it needed to have a say in Selangor politics. The British saw Tengku Kudin as a ticket to reach out to Selangor's royal court. Therefore, the Straits Settlements led by Clarke implicitly supported Tengku Kudin in the war. Throughout the war, Tengku Kudin brought in soldiers from Kedah and Pahang along with mercenaries and European officers from the Straits Settlements . The end result
820-490: The Victoria Hotel, a grand hotel and former coffee palace , now café bar, built in 1887) and Victorian terrace homes; Kerferd Kiosk, an iconic Edwardian bathing pavilion and Kerferd Pier, which terminates Kerferd Road and is a jetty onto Port Phillip , used for fishing by many and sharks have occasionally been found around it. The lake is popular with strollers, runners and cyclists. Dozens of small yachts sail around
861-453: The colony. He joined the first cabinet under William Haines , as Surveyor-General and Commissioner for Lands. In March 1858 Clarke was appointed permanent head of the Lands and Surveys Department and decided to return to England. In London, he tried and failed to secure the governorship of Queensland and spent some months on barrack duty at Colchester . From 1859 to 1864 Clarke served in
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#1732793459785902-506: The design in 1857 to allow for its intersection by the St Kilda railway line . The precinct, which in its original configuration extended from Park Street in the north to Bridport Street in the south and from Howe Crescent in the east to Nelson Road and Cardigan Street in the west, was designed to emulate similar 'square' developments in London, although on a grander scale. The main streets were named after British naval heroes. The development of
943-547: The differences between different leaders in Negeri Sembilan . Clarke was blamed for the death of the first British resident in Perak , James Wheeler Woodford Birch , due to his ignorance of a complaint, when Sultan Abdullah of Perak wrote a letter to inform him about Birch's rudeness against the Malay rulers, because at that time he was about to retire and did not want that problem to destroy his reputation as one of
984-807: The drafting and successful inauguration of the Municipal Institutions Act in December 1854, which provided for local government based on the English model in Melbourne's growing suburbs, on the goldfields, and in the country. At the 1856 elections, Clarke mounted a successful campaign against David Blair for the South Melbourne seat in the Victorian Legislative Assembly , which he held until he left
1025-432: The event. The Melbourne Supercars Championship is also held on the same circuit. Albert Park is the home of soccer club South Melbourne FC who play out of Lakeside Stadium ; aptly named due to its positioning next to Albert Park Lake. Lakeside Stadium (known then as Bob Jane Stadium) was redeveloped in 2010 to include an international standard athletics track, as well as new grandstands and administrative facilities, and
1066-542: The family home of Belmont, near Lifford , Ireland. He was educated at The King's School, Canterbury , and at Portora Royal School at Enniskillen , Ireland . At 16 he entered the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich , where one of his teachers was Michael Faraday . Graduating in 1844, Clarke was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers and after a year of further study at Chatham
1107-674: The first NBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award . The stadium was closed and demolished in 1997, and was replaced with basketball facilities incorporated into the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre that was built on the nearby within Albert Park. For a number of years, attached to the back of the stadium was a house that was the official residence of the general manager of the Victorian Basketball Association. The long time VBA general manager
1148-580: The following next month left Clarke with little reason to remain in Australia but he continued to superintend convict labour and to survey the area around Hobart and design wharf accommodation and became friends with William Denison. Clarke's next tour of duty was in New Zealand with governor Sir George Grey , from September 1848. He and his detachment worked mainly on road building, and Clarke discovered his gift for dealing with native peoples when he
1189-756: The home of the Melbourne Tigers that play in the NBL1 South . In December 2006 polo returned to Albert Park Reserve after an absence of 100 years. Albert Park is home to a parkrun event. The event at Albert Park is held at 8am every Saturday and starts in the Coot Picnic area, opposite the MSAC. ^ = territory divided with another LGA Andrew Clarke (British Army officer, born 1824) Lieutenant General Sir Andrew Clarke, GCMG CB CIE (27 July 1824 – 29 March 1902)
1230-592: The lake on sunny days. Only the north eastern part of the park and lake is actually in the suburb, the rest is in the neighbouring suburbs of South Melbourne, Melbourne, Middle Park and St Kilda . At the 2016 census , Albert Park had a population of 6,215. 66.2% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 5.4%, Greece 4.0% and New Zealand 2.5%. 74.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek at 8.0%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 39.3% and Catholic 18.4%. Albert Park
1271-484: The most successful colonial administrators. Clarke was instrumental in determining the outcome of the Klang War which took place from 1867 to 1874 as well as placing Selangor under British protection. The Straits Settlements were becoming increasingly dependent on the economy of Selangor. Selangor through the 19th and the 20th was one of the world's major tin producers. Since Selangor's security affected tin trade,
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1312-492: The next 18 months than in the years since 1836. He also established the Roads Boards that preceded the introduction of local government and was responsible for much of the planning of Victoria's first railways. His proposals for a government-controlled railway system were examined by a select committee and were made law in 1857. Additionally, he set up the first electric telegraph from Melbourne to Williamstown, Victoria and
1353-575: The premier 'square' development in Victoria based on similar models in London. It is significant as the largest development of its type in Victoria and for its unusual development as gardens rather than the more usual small park" and "was first laid out in 1854 or 55, probably by Andrew Clarke , the Surveyor-General of Victoria. The current layout is the work of Clement Hodgkinson , the noted surveyor , engineer and topographer , who adapted
1394-401: The special character of St Vincent Place has been characterised, since the first land sales in the 1860s, by a variety of housing stock, which has included quality row and detached houses and by the gardens which, although they have been continuously developed, remain faithful to the initial landscape concept." St Vincent's is a garden of significant mature tree specimens. It is registered with
1435-594: Was a British soldier and governor, as well as a surveyor and politician in Australia . Born in Southsea , Hampshire , Clarke was the eldest of the four sons of Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Clarke , the governor of Western Australia (1793–1847). Clarke's early years were spent in India with his parents. He was later brought up by his paternal grandfather and two uncles, one of whom was the father of Marcus Clarke , at
1476-454: Was a victory for Tengku Kudin. While the British through Clarke was on Tengku Kudin's side, the post-war situation had weakened Tengku Kudin's power base due to the Selangor royal family's suspicion of Tengku Kudin and the British. Therefore, Andrew Clarke was forced to freeze the plan to reach out to the royal family through Tengku Kudin. In November 1873 however, a ship from Penang was attacked by pirates near Kuala Langat , Selangor . After
1517-615: Was able to report in November 1857 that the service had reached the borders of New South Wales and South Australia . In 1855 he was elected the inaugural president of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria . Clarke entered the Victorian Legislative Council in August 1853 as an official representative, where he was active in the drafting of the new constitution. He was also responsible for
1558-465: Was former Australian and long time Melbourne Tigers coach Lindsay Gaze and the manager's residence was the home of the Gaze family, which included Lindsay's son Andrew and nephew Mark, who both played for Australia as Lindsay had done in the 1950s and 1960s. Andrew Gaze later told that his father and he would spend many nights by themselves either in their back yard (on one of the 7 outdoor courts) or in
1599-686: Was sent on a peace-making mission to the Bay of Islands . In 1849 Clarke returned to Hobart to become private secretary to William Denison, Governor of Tasmania and New South Wales , and was also an official nominee in the Tasmanian Legislative Council in 1851–53 and controller of the mounted police . In March 1853 Clarke was asked to replace Robert Hoddle as Surveyor General of Victoria and arrived at Melbourne in May. His hard work and energy resulted in more land being sold in
1640-665: Was sent to Fermoy in Ireland. In 1846 he was nominated to the Oregon Boundary Commission ; his father, who was then governor of Western Australia , urged him instead to come to Australia with the hope of later gaining a professional post with him. As a lieutenant in command of a detachment of Royal Engineers, Clarke sailed with the new lieutenant-governor, Sir William Denison , aboard the Windermere and arrived at Hobart on 26 January 1847. His father's death
1681-511: Was used as a garbage dump , a military camp and for recreation before the artificial lake was built. In 1854 a land-subdivision survey was done from Park Street, South Melbourne, to the northern edge of the parkland (Albert Road). St Vincent Gardens were laid out and the surrounding streets home to the city's most successful citizens. Street names commemorated Trafalgar and Crimean War personalities. Heritage Victoria notes that Albert Park's St Vincent Gardens "is historically important as