Melbourne participated in the Caledonian Society Challenge Cup, but lost the trophy to the Melbourne University Football Club. The club pushed for its rules to be the accepted rules, however many of the early suburban matches were played under compromised rules decided between the captains of the ...
Under the new regime, existing agreements between Falmouth packet captains and the Post Office were transferred to the Navy Board, and naval packets gradually replaced privately owned vessels as each contract expired. However, the replacements were often armed brigs and sloops that were repurposed ...