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The Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1864.

• 1877 – Cricketers representing England and Australia played the first Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
• 1973 – Attorney-General Lionel Murphy and the Commonwealth Police conduct a raid on the ASIO offices in Melbourne.
• 1989 – Plans for the controversial Wesley Vale pulp mill are scrapped following protests over the environmental impact of the mill.
• 2003 – Cricketer Brett Lee takes a One-day International hat-trick at Kingsmead, Durban.
• 2006 – The 2006 Commonwealth Games begin in Melbourne.