The Supertest final at the SCG between Australian and the World teams, played under lights, drew almost 40, 000 spectators over three days.

The last cricket action of WSC occurred on 10 April 1979, the final day of a drawn Supertest at Antigua.

* 17 October-Australia beat the ICC World XI in the Supertest at the SCG by 210 runs.

Its predecessor, Miss Supertest II was briefly the fastest propeller-driven motorboat in the world, setting a water speed record of 296. 96 km / h ( 184. 494 mph ) on November 1, 1957, at Picton, Ontario with Art Asbury at the wheel.

The first Miss Supertest was originally known as Miss Canada IV and competed in hydroplane races from 1949 to the mid-1950s.

A riot marred the Guyana Supertest, but the five Supertests and 12 one-day matches went some way toward reducing the debts of the West Indies board.

In the final " Supertest " of the first season, Chappell captained the Australian team as his brother had suffered a broken finger.

A Supertest against a ' Rest of the World ' side followed in Melbourne, but Wessels scored only eight in the first innings.

He regained some respect, however, during the next Supertest against a West Indies XI, by scoring 126 in his first innings.

During the Supertest final between Australia and the Rest of the World, Wessels scored 27 in his first innings, but experienced a miserable second one.

By issue # 220, the magazine cost £ 5. 99 and included several regular features including Supertest, where reviewers discussed which game is best in its genre ( later audio only ); Steve Hill's NeverQuest, which followed the often unsuccessful attempts of Hill's venture into MMORPGs ; Developer's Commentary, in which developers looked back on their recently released titles ; Retro Zone, with a focus on a different retro platform emulated on PC each month ; How To ..., a guide with 8 tips for a recently released game and a Buyer's Guide, in which top games were listed, divided into 9 genres.

Supertest station in Toronto, ca.

One major predecessor of the company traces to the Supertest Petroleum Corporation, founded in 1923 and headquartered in London, Ontario.

The Canadian holding company of British Petroleum was renamed BP Canada in 1969 ; and in 1971, it acquired 97. 8 % stake of Supertest.

Subsequently, Supertest was renamed to BP Canada Ltd, and other Canadian interests of British Petroleum amalgamated to the new company.

: Australia v ICC World XI ( 1 Test, October )-Australia win Supertest 1-0.

Stanton has been called " one of the premier IB and AP public schools in the country " by Jay Mathews in his 2005 book " Supertest: How the International Baccalaureate Can Strengthen Our Schools.

Image: Lakeshore Supertest Gas Station. JPG | The old ' Joy Oil ' 1930s-era Gas Station.

Miss Supertest III was a Canadian-designed and built hydroplane that won the 1959 Detroit Memorial Regatta and the 1959, 1960 and 1961 Harmsworth Cup races -- the only four races it ever entered.

Racing out of Sarnia, Ontario, Miss Supertest III was owned by J. Gordon Thompson, owner of Supertest Petroleum ( later acquired by BP ).

Miss Supertest III was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.

The urn arrived on 17 October 2006, going on display at the Museum of Sydney.

The 1894 – 95 series began in sensational fashion when England won the First Test at Sydney by just 10 runs having followed on.

Jack Hobbs establishing himself as England's first-choice opening batsman with three centuries, while Frank Foster ( 32 wickets at 21. 62 ) and Sydney Barnes ( 34 wickets at 22. 88 ) formed a formidable bowling partnership.

Peter May driving Bill Johnston ( cricketer ) | Bill Johnston on his way to a century at Sydney.

England went on to win the series 3 – 1, beating Australia by an innings and 83 runs at Sydney in the Fifth Test.

Adelaide was not as badly hit as the larger gold-rush cities of Sydney and Melbourne, and silver and lead discoveries at Broken Hill provided some relief.

Australian English began its development after the landing of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove.

The original song Advance Australia Fair was composed by Peter Dodds McCormick under the pen-name ' Amicus ' ( which means ' friend ' in Latin ), in the late 19th century, and first performed by Andrew Fairfax at a Highland Society function in Sydney on 30 November 1878.

A NSW player outmarks a West Australian opponent in the goal square at the 1933 Sydney Carnival | 1933 Australian Football Carnival at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

After some exploration Phillip decided to go on to Port Jackson, and on 26 January the marines and convicts were landed at Sydney Cove, which Phillip named after Lord Sydney.

The production returned in 2010 at the Sydney Opera House with Anthony Warlow taking on the role of Fredrik Egerman.

** Big Dipper ( Luna Park Sydney ), a wooden roller coaster operating at Luna Park Sydney from 1935 until 1981

** Cyclone ( Dreamworld ), a steel roller coaster which operated as Big Dipper at Luna Park Sydney from 1995 to 2001

This, his maiden Test century in his fifth Test, was the turning point of the series as West Indies won the final two Tests to win the series 2 – 1. Lara went on to name his daughter Sydney after scoring 277 at SCG.

The quadrangle at the centre of Smirke's design proved to be a waste of valuable space and was filled at Panizzi's request by a circular Reading Room of cast iron, designed by Smirke's brother, Sydney Smirke.

In 1846 Robert Smirke was replaced as the Museum's architect by his brother Sydney Smirke, whose major addition was the Round Reading Room 1854 – 1857 ; at in diameter it was then the second widest dome in the world, the Pantheon in Rome being slightly wider.

Australia holds the first day of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the start to the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.

Bliss devised Blissymbols while a refugee at the Shanghai Ghetto and Sydney, from 1942 to 1949.

Other events held at the Bath and West Showground include the New Wine and Soul Survivor festivals, the Shepton Mallet International Antiques & Collectors ' Fair, the National Amateur Gardening Show and the National Adventure Sports Show.

Afterwards, organiser Michael Eavis stated that he decided to host the first festival, then called Pilton Festival, after seeing an open air Led Zeppelin concert at the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music 1970 at the nearby Bath and West Showground in 1970.

It was only the second stand in the country, after one at Scunthorpe United's Old Showground, to be built with a cantilever roof and the first to run the full length of the pitch.

Since 1985 Newark has been host to the biggest antiques fair in Europe, the Newark International Antiques & Collectors Fair, held bi-monthly at Newark Showground.

The largest residential area in Castle Hill is located at the two sides of Showground Road, sandwiched between the commercial and the industrial area.

Castle Hill Players put on six plays a year at the Pavilion Theatre in the grounds of the Castle Hill Showground.

In late March the annual Castle Hill Agricultural Show is held at the Castle Hill Showground.

* Patrick White-Nobel Prize winning author lived at 74 Showground Road on a small property where he and his partner had a small holding.

The organisation operates the monthly Bathurst Farmers Markets held at the Bathurst Showground as well as the Bre & d Under the Stars and Bre & d On the Bridge annual events that showcase the regions chefs and local produce.

Only once the road reaches the A720 City Bypass does it become a primary route, leading out past the Royal Highland Showground at Ingliston, and Edinburgh Airport.

In 1998, Fox Studios Australia opened as a major movie studio, occupying the site of the former Sydney Showground at Moore Park-going on to produce such blockbusters as The Matrix films, Moulin Rouge !, Mission: Impossible II ( set partly in Sydney ), and the revived Star Wars and Superman film franchises.

The traditional Sydney Royal Easter Show was relocated to the New Sydney Showground at Homebush.

The town has a new National Health Service community hospital, operated by Somerset Primary Care Trust, located on the site of the former Showground at Fromefield.

This was formerly held on the Showground at Fromefield, but in recent years has moved to West Woodland, to the south of the town.

Castle Point's biggest event of the year is the Castle Point Show – the summer spectacular held at Waterside Farm Showground, Canvey.

A spectacular display with background music wows the crowds each year at Waterside Farm Showground, Canvey.

North of Lincoln, the A15 enters West Lindsey, and meets the start of the A158 at a roundabout, then runs concurrently with the A46 to the Riseholme roundabout, where it briefly re-enters the Borough of Lincoln, then follows the Roman road Ermine Street past the Riseholme College of Agriculture on the right, now part of the University of Lincoln, and Lincolnshire Showground to the left.

* Sydney Royal Easter Show is an annual agricultural show held at the Sydney Showground at Homebush Bay.

From 2001 to 2005, the club then began to play matches out of the new Sydney Showground at Homebush Bay, with bigger matches played out of the then-Telstra Stadium from 2003.

* Forest Funday, is an annual free fair provided by the combined Christian churches of The Forest on ANZAC Day, 25 April at Frenchs Forest Showground.

By 1993 the number of young people attending the annual Summer New Wine Christian Family Conference at the Royal Bath and West Showground in Somerset was significant enough for the organisers of New Wine to launch a special youth event.

In 2007 Soul Survivor C was launched at the Royal Cheshire Showground, but there was a reshuffle in 2008 when Soul Survivor A moved to the Stafford County showground with B and C remaining at the Royal Bath and West Showground.