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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017

The Footscray Mechanics Institute Trust continued to own and lease the building after the initial
Polain lease, housing some locally notable tenants as well as the Footscray Institute of Technology.”

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The committee instructed club delegates who represented Parkside at the FDFL to oppose any
change from Saturday to Sunday football.

It was decided that the club enter two teams in the Footscray District Football League in the 1954
forthcoming season. At the same meeting all members of committee agreed that the club should
proceed with an application to Footscray City Council for use of ground on Henry Turner Reserve for
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the 1 and 2 teams for the forthcoming season. Additionaly, the club would apply to the Footscray
Council for standard goal and behind posts.

It was agreed that the club call a General Meeting with regard to disbanding the Parkside Football
Club to amalgamate with the Parkside Boys Club.

Crisis Point

Mr Harry Bryce who was a president of Parkside Football Club for five years (from 1948 to 1952)
together with the club’s secretary Mr W. Annand attempted to merge Parkside Football Club with
the Parkside Boys Club. Consequently the issue of club’s room and who will run it emerged as a
principal problem.

On the committee meeting held on 13th April, 1954 Mr Cheeseman “reported on the deputation
which awaited on the committee of the Parkside Boys Club, with the view of obtaining keys to the
pavilion. The request to the said committee for a key was refused. A further report from the
president disclosed that the £15 was for the rental of the ground and the pavilion

…that this club be willing to attend a conference with the Footscray City Council with regard to
the pavilion at the Henry Turner reserve

…that a special meeting be called if a request is received to attend conference with the council and
that a deputation be formed to attend such conference.”

After series of meetings with the Footscray City Council where the club’s deputation vigorously
advocated the football club’s case and the rights to continue to occupy the pavilion at the Henry
Turner Reserve.

On the 21st July 1954 Parkside Football Club received the letter from the Footscray City Council
advising that the Mayor, Chairman of Parks Garden and the town clerk to investigate the building
adjacent to the Henry Turner Memorial Reserve with respect to the dispute between this club and
the Parkside Boys Club.

Further letter from the council advising that the club is to have occupation of the said building as
follows:

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider