* 1930 – The last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland.

In 1896, delegates from the stronger and wealthier VFA clubs — Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Fitzroy, Geelong, Melbourne, St Kilda and South Melbourne — met to form a breakaway competition and in 1897, the Victorian Football League ( VFL ), was born as an eight-team competition.

In their first year in the AFL the Lions made the finals, finishing in eighth position after being defeated by the St Kilda Football Club in a Qualifying Final.

Essendon did make the finals in 1972 and 1973 under the autocratic direction of Des Tuddenham ( Collingwood ) but they were beaten badly in successive elimination finals by St. Kilda and would not taste finals action again until the very end of the decade.

2007 was a much better season for Essendon, in which, despite significant wins over Adelaide ( twice ), Fremantle, St Kilda, Sydney ( by one point in Sydney ), the previous year's premiers West Coast ( their second successive win by a solitary point ) and Carlton, they missed the finals for the third year running.

Prominent street art precincts include ; Fitzroy, Collingwood, Northcote, Brunswick, St. Kilda and the CBD, where stencil and sticker art is prominent.

Stac an Armin, St. Kilda, Scotland, where the Great Auk used to breed

Only six breeding colonies are known: Papa Westray in the Orkney Islands, St. Kilda Island off Scotland, Grimsey Island and Eldey Island near Iceland, Funk Island near Newfoundland, and the Bird Rocks ( Rochers-aux-Oiseaux ) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

By the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the breeding range of the Great Auk was restricted to Funk Island, Grimsey Island, Eldey Island, the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and St. Kilda Island.

It was on the islet of Stac an Armin, St Kilda, Scotland, in July 1840, that the last Great Auk seen in the British Isles was caught and killed.

Three men from St Kilda caught a single " garefowl ", noticing its little wings and the large white spot on its head.

* Walton Ford, the American painter, has featured Great Auks in two paintings: " The Witch of St. Kilda " and " Funk Island ".

Despite recording the most successful home and away season in the game's history, the club went one win short of back-to-back premierships in losing the 2008 AFL Grand Final, but won the 2009 Grand Final against St Kilda.

Geelong holds a number of league records including the longest winning streak in AFL / VFL history ( 23 games ); the most goals kicked in a single game ( on two occasions-37. 17 ( 239 ) against Brisbane in 1992 and 37. 11 ( 233 ) against Melbourne in 2011 ); the highest score recorded in a single game ( 37. 17 ( 239 ) against Brisbane in 1992 ; the highest-ever aggregate season total for points scored ( 3, 334 points in 1992 ); the record for restricting an opponent to the lowest ever score in a game ( St Kilda 0. 1 ( 1 ) in 1899 ); the most consecutive 100-point victories ( 3 games in a row, in 1989 ); the longest winning streak in interstate games ( 12 games ) and achieved the longest home ground winning streak in VFL / AFL history — 29 games straight at Simonds Stadium ( also known as Kardinia Park ).

Geelong helped form the new VFL with other foundation clubs, Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Fitzroy, Melbourne, South Melbourne and St Kilda.

* Ian Stewart – Australian Rules Footballer who played 127 games for St. Kilda including the clubs first ( and thus far only ) Premiership in 1966, he is also a member of the AFL Hall of Fame with legend status

* Nick Riewoldt – Australian Rules Footballer, current captain of the St. Kilda Football Club

The main islands include Barra, Benbecula, Berneray, Harris, Lewis, North Uist, South Uist, and St Kilda.

His second match was against St Kilda, scheduled as a 2-day game over consecutive weeks.

Currently services are held in B ' nai B ' rith House, East St Kilda. The refurbishment and partial reconstruction of a building in Caulfield to serve as the first Conservative Synagogue building in Australia is advanced, completion being anticipated during 2010.

As well as this, the club won the championship in both 1915 and 1918 for finishing on top of the ladder, and accounted for VFL side St Kilda comfortably.

In the book the author gives an account of a voyage to the archipelago of St. Kilda and its proximity to Rockall: "... and from it lies Rokol, a small rock sixty leagues to the westward of St. Kilda ; the inhabitants of this place call it ' Rokabarra '.

In Senegal, the French and English competed mainly on two issues, the island of Gorée and St. Louis.

After Auglaize County was organized in 1848, St. Marys competed with Wapakoneta for the position as county seat but was ultimately unsuccessful in a controversial countywide election.

The St Ives Rowing Club was once captained by John Goldie and has had a number of members who have competed at Olympic and Commonwealth championships.

St. James competed in seven Indy 500s with her first occurring in 1992.

St. James and Fisher competed in the 2000 race together, the first time two women had competed in the race.

St. John has competed in 20 states in the U. S., Canada, China, and Mexico.

The LNER also competed with the LMS for traffic between London, the East Midlands, South Yorkshire and Manchester, with the former Midland main line from St Pancras ( LMS ) and Great Central Main Line from Marylebone ( LNER ) both providing express services between these destinations.

Ellery also competed in the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis, in the all-around competition.

During this time, St. Paul's College and St. Joseph's College competed in the earliest inter-school football matches ever played in the colony.

Santiago and Michael Labinjo, each of whom have competed in the Super Bowl, played football while attending St. Michael ’ s.

Although the upper division of the conference ( which also included Muhlenberg, Drexel, La Salle, and St. Joe's ) competed at the Division I ( then known as the University Division ) level in other sports, only Rutgers was considered a University Division football school.

St. Olaf College also competed in the conference from 1952-74, as did the University of Chicago from 1976-87.

Gabrieli is known to have been organist in Cannaregio between 1555 and 1557, at which time he competed unsuccessfully for the post of organist at St. Mark's.

In 1737 he competed for the position of organist at St. Vitus Cathedral, but was not successful.

After the war, he competed in the bobsleigh at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in which his team finished tenth.

An injury incurred during a training accident prevented his participation in the bobsleigh at the 1924 Winter Olympics, but he competed in the bobsleigh at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in which his team finished tenth.

The brothers both competed for the love of the beautiful La-wa-la-clough ( Mount St. Helens ).

Two years later, Bertuzzi competed at the 2000 World Championships in St. Petersburg, Russia.

As a player, Bresnahan competed in MLB for the Washington Senators ( 1897 ), Chicago Orphans ( 1900 ), Baltimore Orioles ( 1901 – 1902 ), New York Giants ( 1902 – 1908 ), St. Louis Cardinals ( 1909 – 1912 ) and Chicago Cubs ( 1913 – 1915 ).

There were many exhibition contests held in the Stadium under the auspices of the Department wherein teams from the St. Louis University and Washington University took part and competed against other teams from universities east and west of the Mississippi River.

The Stampede competed in the 1995 and 1996 seasons, playing their home games in the Kiel Center ( since renamed the Scottrade Center ), also the home of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League.

From 1918 – 27, they competed in the International League and were an early farm team of the St. Louis Cardinals.