The station opened on 28 February 1932, although originally only four of the platforms were in use: platforms 1, 2 and 3 on the upper level and platform 6, served by escalators, on the lower level.[1] The other two platforms were built in preparation for a yet to be constructed western suburbs line from the city to Gladesville, as envisaged under the Bradfield scheme.[1] When this plan fell through, the platforms (4 and 5) became disused, and were later utilised as platforms for the Eastern Suburbs line when it was constructed in the 1970s.
The Phoenician Club is a former entertainment venue in Sydney, Australia. It was located in Ultimo, New South Wales at the corner of Broadway and Mountain Street, opposite St Barnabas Church. The venue itself had gone through various uses and had had different names before it became the Phoenician Club, a meeting place for Sydney's Maltese community, in 1980. Before then, the building and the club had existed separately (the Phoenician Club had existed as a social organisation since 1963; before being taken over by this organisation, the building had been a cinema and television studio, among other functions).[1] The Phoenician Club became well known for hosting rock concerts, which provided its organisers with a steady source of income for running community activities. It was a popular venue for both Australian and overseas groups and many concerts took place at the club during its history. Following the death of Anna Wood at the premises, significant restrictions were imposed on the club, eventually leading to its closure in 1998.
The premises opened as a cinema in 1911 where silent films were initially screened. It was later rewired for sound when talking movies became widespread. Until its redevelopment in 2001, the building had been one of the oldest surviving purpose-built cinemas in Sydney. The building operated as a cinema until 1960.
The premises were run as a discothèque called Jonathan's Disco in the early 1970s and is notable in the history of the Australian pop band Sherbet, who played a formative eight-month residency there during 1970; it was here that they were first seen by their future manager Roger Davies.[citation needed] Sherbet shared residency at the venue with the group Fraternity. AC/DC also played at the venue during this period.[1] Following a fire at the premises, the building was re-opened as a ballroom for a short period in 1976. In 1980, Sydney City Council granted consent for the Maltese community to take over the premises as the Phoenician Club. By becoming a licensed venue, the premises' role as a major music venue in Sydney significantly expanded.[1] This gave the club a reliable source of revenue for its community activities.
The Phoenician Club became a popular rock venue in the 1980s, hosting many concerts by both local and overseas groups. Simulations of Manchester techno dance parties were held at the club in 1991.[1] In January 1992, Nirvana played their first Australian show there.[2] It became the focus of a major public controversy in 1995 following the death of Sydney teenager Anna Wood, who died from a cerebral oedema after taking the drug ecstasy while attending a rave dance party at the venue. The club survived calls for it to be closed down in the ensuing public fall–out over Wood's death. Fines and restrictions imposed on it by the courts significantly reduced its role as a major music venue, however.[3] The club eventually closed down in 1998,[4] and it has since been redeveloped into residential and commercial premises.
Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | % Won | Year/s |
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Total | 72 | 41 | 0 | 30 | 57% | 1986- |
American Samoa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1994 |
Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 2000-2014 |
Australian Aborigines | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1990-1994 |
Cook Islands | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 71% | 1986-2009 |
England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 2014 |
England Knights | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 2013 |
Fiji | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 44% | 1992-2016 |
France | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75% | 1995-2013 |
Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 2000-2008 |
Lebanon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2007 |
New Caledonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2004 |
New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 2010-2014 |
Māori | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33% | 1986-2004 |
Niue | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1990-2004 |
Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2013 |
Rotuma | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1994 |
Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2000 |
Tokelau | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1986-2006 |
Tonga | 18 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 61% | 1986-2016 |
United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2007 |
Wales | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1995 |
Test# | Date | Competition | Result | Stadium | City | Crowd |
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59 | 17 October 2009 | 2009 Pacific Cup Qualifier | Cook Islands def. Samoa 22-20 | Barlow Park | Cairns | 4,261 |
58 | 9 November 2008 | 2008 World Cup | Samoa def. France 42-10 | Penrith Stadium | Penrith | 8,028 |
57 | 5 November 2008 | 2008 World Cup | Ireland def. Samoa 34-16 | Parramatta Stadium | Parramatta | 8,602 |
56 | 31 October 2008 | 2008 World Cup | Samoa def.Tonga 20-12 | Penrith Stadium | Penrith | 11,787 |
55 | 14 November 2007 | 2008 World Cup Qualifying (Final) | Samoa def.Lebanon 38-16 | Post Office Road | Featherstone | 1,323 |
54 | 9 November 2007 | 2008 World Cup Qualifying (Semi-Final) | Samoa def.United States 42-10 | Halton Stadium | Widnes | 753 |
53 | 5 November 2006 | Federation Cup | England def. Samoa 38-14 | Kingston Communications Stadium | Hull | 5,698 |
52 | 29 October 2006 | Federation Cup | France def. Samoa 28-6 | Stade Bénichou | Colomiers | 2,700 |
51 | 22 October 2006 | 2008 World Cup Qualifying | Tonga def. Samoa 18-10 | Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds | 5,547 | |
50 | 4 October 2006 | 2008 World Cup Qualifying | Samoa def. Cook Islands 46-6 | Western Weekender Stadium | Sydney | 3,813 |
49 | 19 September 2006 | 2008 World Cup Qualifying | Samoa def. Fiji 30-28 | Campebelltown Stadium | Sydney | 3,013 |
48 | 5 March 2006 | 2006 Pacific Cup | Tokelau def. Samoa 34-28 | Waitemata Stadium | Henderson | 2,000 |
47 | 2 March 2006 | 2006 Pacific Cup | Cook Islands def. Samoa 44-0 | Ericsson Stadium No.2 | Auckland | 2,000 |
46 | 23 February 2006 | 2006 Pacific Cup | Fiji def. Samoa 26-4 | Ericsson Stadium No.2 | Auckland | 2,000 |
45 | 7 October 2005 | Tonga def. Samoa 34-20 | Campbelltown Stadium | Leumeah | ||
44 | 23 October 2004 | 2004 Pacific Cup (Final) | Samoa def. Tonga 52-18 | North Harbour Stadium | Auckland | |
43 | 21 October 2004 | Pacific Rim Championship | New Zealand Māori def. Samoa 70-10 | Ericsson Stadium | Auckland | |
42 | 20 October 2004 | 2004 Pacific Cup | Samoa def. New Caledonia 76-10 | North Harbour Stadium | Auckland | |
41 | 19 October 2004 | Pacific Rim Championship | Samoa def. Niue 36-18 | North Harbour Stadium | Auckland | |
40 | 11 November 2000 | 2000 World Cup (Q.-Final) | Australia def. Samoa 66-10 | Vicarage Road | Watford | 5,404 |
39 | 5 November 2000 | 2000 World Cup | Samoa def. Scotland 20-12 | Tynecastle Stadium | Edinburgh | 1,579 |
38 | 1 November 2000 | 2000 World Cup | Samoa def. Aotearoa Māori 21-16 | Derwent Park | Workington | 4,107 |
37 | 28 October 2000 | 2000 World Cup | Ireland def. Samoa 30-16 | Windsor Park | Belfast | 3,207 |
Test# | Date | Competition | Result | Stadium | City | Crowd |
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36 | 5 August 1999 | Fiji vs Samoa Series | Fiji def. Samoa 30-4 | |||
35 | 29 July 1999 | Fiji vs Samoa Series | Fiji def. Samoa 22-16 | Churchill Park | Lautoka | |
34 | 30 July 1999 | Fiji vs Samoa Series | Fiji def Samoa 10-6 | Lawaqa Park | Sigatoka | |
33 | 10 July 1996 | 1996 Pacific Challenge Series | Tonga def. Western Samoa 22-17 | Tefuaiwa Stadium | Nukuʻalofa | |
32 | 1998 | Tonga def. Samoa 24-8 | ||||
31 | 1998 | Tonga def. Samoa 24-22 | ||||
30 | 1998 | Samoa def. Niue | ||||
29 | 10 July 1996 | 1996 Pacific Challenge Series | Māori def. Western Samoa 39-16 | International Stadium | Apia | |
28 | 15 October 1995 | 1995 World Cup | Wales def. Western Samoa 22-10 | Vetch Field | Swansea | 15,385 |
27 | 12 October 1995 | 1995 World Cup | Western Samoa def. France 56-10 | Ninian Field | Cardiff | 2,173 |
26 | 11 November 1994 | 1994 Pacific Cup (3rd Playoff) | Western Samoa def. Aborigines 29-22 | National Stadium | Suva | |
25 | November 1994 | 1994 Pacific Cup (Semi-Final) | Tonga def. Western Samoa 34-16 | National Stadium | Suva | |
24 | November 1994 | 1994 Pacific Cup | Western Samoa def. Cook Islands 60-0 | National Stadium | Suva | |
23 | November 1994 | 1994 Pacific Cup | Western Samoa def. Rotuma 50-14 | National Stadium | Suva | |
22 | October 1994 | 1994 Pacific Cup | Western Samoa def. American Samoa 30-10 | National Stadium | Suva | |
21 | October 1994 | 1994 Pacific Cup | Western Samoa def. Fiji 16-14 | National Stadium | Suva | |
20 | 31 October 1992 | 1992 Pacific Cup (Final) | Western Samoa def. Tonga 18-14 | Carlaw Park | Auckland | |
19 | 28 October 1992 | 1992 Pacific Cup (Semi-Final) | Western Samoa def. Aborigines 44-26 | Carlaw Park | Auckland | |
18 | 26 October 1992 | 1992 Pacific Cup | Western Samoa def. Niue 41-28 | Carlaw Park | Auckland | |
17 | 24 October 1992 | 1992 Pacific Cup | Western Samoa def. Cook Islands 66-12 | Carlaw Park | Auckland | |
16 | 20 October 1992 | 1992 Pacific Cup | Western Samoa def. Tonga 20-12 | Carlaw Park | Auckland | |
15 | 18 October 1992 | 1992 Pacific Cup | Western Samoa def. Fiji 32-18 | Carlaw Park | Auckland | |
14 | 31 October 1990 | 1990 Pacific Cup (Final) | Western Samoa def. Māori 26-18 | Tefuaiwa Stadium | Nuku'alofa | |
13 | October 1990 | 1990 Pacific Cup (Semi-Final) | Western Samoa def. Aborigines 22-16 | Tefuaiwa Stadium | Nuku'alofa | |
12 | October 1990 | 1990 Pacific Cup | Western Samoa def. Niue 52-2 | Tefuaiwa Stadium | Nuku'alofa | |
11 | October 1990 | 1990 Pacific Cup | Western Samoa def. Tokelau 66-8 | Tefuaiwa Stadium | Nuku'alofa | |
10 | October 1990 | 1990 Pacific Cup | Western Samoa def. Tonga 42-8 | Tefuaiwa Stadium | Nuku'alofa |
Test# | Date | Competition | Result | Stadium | City | Crowd |
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9 | 1988 | 1988 Pacific Cup (Final) | Māori def. Western Samoa 26-18 | Apia Park | Apia | 4,500 |
8 | 1988 | 1988 Pacific Cup (Semi-Final) | Western Samoa def. Tonga 40-30 | Apia Park | Apia | |
7 | 1988 | 1988 Pacific Cup | Western Samoa def. Tokelau 40-18 | Apia Park | Apia | |
6 | 1988 | 1988 Pacific Cup | Western Samoa def. Cook Islands 52-16 | Apia Park | Apia | |
5 | 1986 | 1986 Pacific Cup (Final) | Māori def. Western Samoa 23-16 | Avaru National Stadium | Rarotonga | |
4 | 1986 | 1986 Pacific Cup (Semi-Final) | Western Samoa def. Tonga 46-4 | Avaru National Stadium | Rarotonga | |
3 | 1986 | 1986 Pacific Cup (Q.-Final) | Western Samoa def. Cook Islands 48-0 | Avaru National Stadium | Rarotonga | |
2 | 1986 | 1986 Pacific Cup | Tonga def. Western Samoa 34-16 | Avaru National Stadium | Rarotonga | |
1 | 1986 | 1986 Pacific Cup | Western Samoa def. Tokelau 34-12 | Avaru National Stadium | Rarotonga |
Recent research has indicated that early hotel closing times did indeed reduce alcohol consumption levels initially with consequent improvements in national health indicators. The Great Depression and the Second World War contributed to these trends by lowering disposable income levels, which reduced demand for alcohol. After the Second World War, with the rise in disposable income and expansion in eating at restaurants and purchases of takeaway liquor, the effects of early hotel closing became less clear-cut. By the 1950s, Australia's alcohol consumption levels had returned to pre-First Word War levels.
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