Lord Melbourne had been Victoria's confidant for several years, and many of the higher posts in Victoria's household were held by the wives and female relatives of Whigs ; there was some feeling that Victoria had allowed herself to be too closely associated with the Whig party.

Anecdotal evidence suggest that racism was a key factor — in his book on the history of Australian radio, author and broadcaster Wayne Mac recounts that when a local Melbourne DJ of the 1960s played the new Ike and Tina Turner single " River Deep Mountain High " it was immediately pulled from the playlist by the station's program manager for being " too noisy and too black ".

Although the panel was certainly distinguished, it would in time become too closely associated with Melbourne to be appropriate for a national award.

The Melbourne Loop was built in 1985 to increase the lap distance to and allow the track to host Grand Prix motorcycle races – at without the loop, the circuit was deemed too short.

Spring Rice was a dogmatic figure, described by Lord Melbourne as " too much given to details and possessed of no broad views ".

The Aboriginal Protection Board revoked these two reserves in 1862 and 1863, considering them now too close to Melbourne.

Kim Dovey, professor of architecture and design at the University of Melbourne, added that Harbour Esplanade was " too big " and claimed that Docklands was " so badly done " that it required a " major rethink ".

Melbourne Park was built in 1988 beside the Jolimont Yards as a new venue to host the Australian Open, as Kooyong, the previous venue, had become too small.

Playing bass on this tour was Melbourne musician Matt Sonic, as Turner was too ill to tour.

Woodfull was restored to the top of the order for the fourth Test in Melbourne after Jackson's illness became too much, forcing the young batsman to withdraw from competition.

# The band travel to Melbourne with internal differences between the members exposed when George left too much to the booking agency and the trip bombed financially.

Melbourne blamed local magistrates for being too lenient and the government appointed a Special Commission of three judges to try rioters in the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Wiltshire and Hampshire.

Upon pressure and incentives from the league, and saturation of the dire warnings about the consequences of too many teams based in Melbourne, a number of Melbourne based clubs began investigating and pursuing potential mergers.

Prior to the Melbourne Cup there was doubt about whether Makybe Diva would start, after her connections said she would not run if the track was " too firm ".

This area was isolated and too far from Melbourne, so a village was built to house the workers becoming the town of Cocoroc.

Trainer Fred Kersley ruled out running Northerly in the 2002 Melbourne Cup and reasoned that because he would have to carry 60 kilograms over 3, 200 metres, and the fact that he possibly might not have stayed the trip, it may have taken too great a toll.

When the Melbourne to Adelaide main line was regauged to standard gauge, the Rainbow branchline was regauged too.

However, the then 18-year-old decided that the pressures of moving from Queensland to Melbourne were too great, and he made the decision to leave.

The Aboriginal Protection Board revoked these two reserves in 1862-1863, considering them now too close to Melbourne.

In an early demonstration of Sydney-Melbourne rivalry, the decision was immediately opposed by the Parliament of New South Wales which argued that Dalgety was too close to Melbourne and too far from Sydney.

So too the town of Sunshine, which is now a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria.

Today it has campuses in Alexandria, Cairo, and various dioceses throughout Egypt, as well as outside Egypt, in New Jersey, Los Angeles, Sydney, Melbourne and London, where potential clergymen and other qualified men and women are taught many subjects, among which are theology, church history, missionary studies, and Coptic language.

Darcsyde Productions is a small-scale Australian web development and publishing concern, based in Melbourne, which has specialised in creating websites and role-playing games ( RPGs ).

The ' Clash for Cancer ' match against Melbourne has become an annual event, repeated in 2008 and 2009.

Many international artists such as Banksy have left their work in Melbourne and in early 2008 a perspex screen was installed to prevent a Banksy stencil art piece from being destroyed, it has survived since 2003 through the respect of local street artists avoiding posting over it, although it has recently had paint tipped over it.

In January 2008, Liberal MP Sophie Mirabella launched an attack on Fraser, after a speech he gave at Melbourne University on " the Bush Administration ( reversing ) 60 years of progress in establishing a law-based international system ", claiming errors and " either intellectual sloppiness or deliberate dishonesty ", and that he tacitly supports Islamic fundamentalism, should have no influence on foreign policy, and that his stance on the war on terror has left him open to caricature as a " frothing-at-the-mouth leftie ".

He has been awarded honorary doctorates from Deakin University, Murdoch University and the University of South Carolina, and is a Professorial Fellow at the Asia Pacific Centre for Military Law at the University of Melbourne.

The MCG, often referred to by locals as " The G ", has also hosted other major events, including International Rules between the Australian Football League ( AFL ) and Gaelic Athletic Association, international Rugby union, State of Origin series ( rugby league ), FIFA World Cup qualifiers and International Friendly matches, serves as the finish line for the Melbourne Marathon and also major rock concerts.

The race has been held since 1861 ( see list of Melbourne Cup winners ) and was originally held over two miles ( about 3, 218 metres ) but following preparation for Australia's adoption of the metric system in the 1970s, the current race distance of 3, 200 metres was established in 1972.

The facility has stabling for up to 24 horses in five separate stable complexes and is located 32 km from the Melbourne CBD.

In 1882, the club amalgamated with the Hotham Cricket Club and moved into the North Melbourne Recreation Reserve ( Arden St Oval ) which has remained as the home of the club up until this day.

For two years, he and his Cabinet ( including four future Prime Ministers – Melbourne, Russell, Palmerston and Derby – and one former one, Goderich ) fought to pass what has come to be known as the Great Reform Bill of 1832.

Stella Artois has been or is a primary sponsor of the film festivals of Cannes, Melbourne and Sundance.

Melbourne Water has stated that within 50 years there will be 20 percent less water going into Victorian reservoirs.

Stemming back from the 1996 Grand Final loss to North Melbourne, Sydney has established a minor rivalry with the over recent history.

Melbourne, 3AW is the highest rating talkback radio station, and has also been the highest rating Melbourne radio station for several decades in a row.

The modern church has properties in Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne, and smaller congregations elsewhere.

Since then, it has undergone several name changes through a series of amalgamations with institutions across the west of Melbourne.

This policy has continued with the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, where Canadian Chantal Petitclerc became the first athlete with a disability to carry her country's flag in the Opening Ceremonies of an integrated games.

Melbourne's cable tram system has its origins in the MTOC, started by Francis Boardman Clapp in 1877, with a view to operate a Melbourne tram system.

In the foreground, he has grouped the leading statesmen from the Lords: Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey ( 1764 – 1845 ), William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne ( 1779 – 1848 ) and the Whiggy ( British political faction ) | Whigs on the left ; and Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ( 1769 – 1852 ) and the Tories ( political faction ) | Tories on the right.

Cain became a Professorial Fellow in politics at the University of Melbourne in 1991, and has since completed three books.

3GL has been the home of many well-known names who formerly worked in Melbourne including Gene Fisk, Don Lunn and Denis Scanlan.