The Melbourne Hunt Club is an Australian fox hunting club founded in 1852.

History

The club was founded by Mr George Watson in 1852 with hounds brought to Australia from Ireland.

Melbourne Hunt Club

The kennels were originally at Kirk's Bizaar, in Bourke Street, Melbourne, subsequently they moved to St Kilda, Caulfield, Deer Park, Oakleigh, Cranbourne and finally to their current location in Pakenham.

Melbourne Hunt Club

The club maintains the oldest continual pack of hounds in Australia.

Melbourne Hunt Club

Hunt country

The club hunts areas in South and East Gippsland, as well as the Casterton - Hamilton area.

See also

List of hound packs of Australia

References

Footnotes

Bibliography

Baily’s hunting directory, Melbourne Hunt Inc, retrieved 2 October 2016. Liam's hunting directory, Melbourne Hunt, retrieved 2 October 2016. Melbourne Hunt Club website, retrieved 2 October 2016.

1852 establishments in Australia

Sports clubs and teams established in 1852

Sports clubs and teams in Melbourne

Fox hunts in Australia

Hunting organizations