Melbourne Hunt Club

The Melbourne Hunt Club is an Australian fox hunting club founded in 1852.

Melbourne Hunt Club
Meet of the Melbourne Hunt Club, Heidelberg 1895.
Hunt typeFox hunting
Country Australia
History
Founded1852
Founded byMr George Watson
Hunt information
Hound breedFoxhound
Hunt countryVictoria
QuarryFox
KennelledPakenham
Websitewww.melbournehunt.org.au

History

The club was founded by Mr George Watson in 1852 with hounds brought to Australia from Ireland.[1]

The kennels were originally at Kirk's Bizaar, in Bourke Street, Melbourne, subsequently they moved to St Kilda, Caulfield, Deer Park, Oakleigh, Cranbourne and finally to their current location in Pakenham.[1]

The club maintains the oldest continual pack of hounds in Australia.[1]

Hunt country

The club hunts areas in South and East Gippsland, as well as the Casterton - Hamilton area.[2]

See also

List of hound packs of Australia

References

Footnotes

  1. Melbourne Hunt Club.
  2. Liam's hunting directory.

Bibliography


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