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1910-. 1st exchange between the two schools. The Principal, Mr. Adey, 5 teachers and 30 boys from High School went to Melbourne in September 1910 to contest (won by Melbourne) and Rifle Shooting (won by Melbourne); the teachers played a match. Rain dominated the visit. 1911-Adelaide. 1st visit by Melbourne to Adelaide. The Principal, Mr. Hocking, teachers and 25 boys visited . Tennis was added (won by Adelaide), there was Football (Melbourne), no Rifle Shooting, but the Adelaide teachers won the Tennis. 1912-Melbourne. Melbourne won the Rifle Shooting, Football and Tennis. 1914-1915. No contests because of . 1916-Melbourne. Visits resumed. included for the first time on the Henley Course of the . Adelaide won the “Cup” for the first time, winning Rifle Shooting (by a point), Tennis, Rowing, with Melbourne winning Football. 1917-Adelaide. Adelaide won all the contests; Football, Rifle Shooting, Rowing and Tennis. (Alec McKenzie, Melbourne Sportsmaster becomes involved, the first of 40 years involvement in the Adelaide visits!) 1918-Melbourne. Adelaide won all contests. 1919- Serious Influenza Epidemic forces cancellation of visit. 1920-Adelaide. Mr. Adey, as Superintendent of , visits matches. Adelaide won Rifle Shooting, Melbourne won Football, Rowing and Tennis. 1921-Melbourne. A “draw”: Adelaide won Football and Tennis, Melbourne won Rifle Shooting and Rowing. 1923-Adelaide. Adelaide won Football, Melbourne won Rifle Shooting, Rowing and Tennis. 1924-Melbourne. Contest drawn. 1925-Adelaide. Adelaide won 3-1 - Melbourne won Rowing. 1926-Melbourne. Draw. 1927- Contests cancelled as MHS splits. This “caused dismay and keen regret”. 1950-Melbourne. (a boys’ school) v Adelaide Boys’ High School. MHS Prefects present Cup for contests. Melbourne won , the Debate, Football, Rowing and Tennis, the Hockey was a draw. A VFL match on agenda, and visit to Frankquin the hypnotist. 1951-Adelaide. Mr. Dining, Principal welcomes MHS to Adelaide. Mr. Woodfull (Vice-Principal), leads Melbourne. Adelaide won Rowing, draw in Hockey, Melbourne won Baseball, Debate, Football, Tennis and Rifle Shooting. 1955-Adelaide. Melbourne boys discover Sigalas’. Melbourne had a narrow victory in the Debate. 1957-Adelaide. Ben Monday (MHS teacher/football coach) carried off the held after Melbourne won the football. 1958-Melbourne. Cross Country added to competition, and won by Adelaide. Melbourne won 5-3. The Prefects Cup 1960-Melbourne. added to competition, and won by Melbourne. Melbourne won 7-2. 1965-Adelaide. Adelaide won 6-3. 1967-Adelaide. Debating lapses, replaced by Soccer and won by Adelaide. Adelaide won 5-4. 1972-Melbourne. Debating re-introduced, to replace Rifle Shooting. Adelaide won 5 (Baseball, Basketball, Debating, Hockey. Soccer), Melbourne won 4 (Cross Country Football, Rowing, Tennis) 1973-Adelaide. Mr. W Bentley, Principal, Adelaide. Mr. Messner, Sportsmaster. Mr. L. Collins, Principal, Melbourne. Mr. Colin Green. Sportsmaster. Melbourne won. 6-3. 1975-Adelaide. Melbourne won 6-3. Basketball result states “Adelaide team all fouled off”. 1976-Melbourne. Mr. B. Messner, Adelaide Sportsmaster (tenor) sang “Girls Were Made to Love and Kiss” at Welcome Assembly. Melbourne won 6-3, but Cross Country decided on countback. 1977-Adelaide. Melbourne won 7-2, but Adelaide won Rowing by 5 lengths! 1981-Adelaide. added to competition. Won by Melbourne. 1982-Melbourne. Melbourne won all ten contests. 1988-Melbourne. Rugby added to competition - match drawn. Chess added, Melbourne won. 1990-Melbourne. Baseball dropped from competition. 1991-Adelaide. Adelaide won 6-5. 1st Adelaide win since 1972. 1993-Adelaide. added to competition. 1995-Adelaide. added to competition - won by Adelaide. Overall contest a draw 6-6. 1997-Adelaide. Adelaide won 6.5 - 75. First Adelaide win since 1991 1999-Adelaide. 50th year of consecutive contests (63rd total contest - 13 years pre-war; 89 years of competition). Fittingly the contest ended in a draw. 2001-Adelaide. Adelaide won 7 ½ – 4 ½. Only the 9th ever win by Adelaide and the 41 point win to Adelaide in the Football was their biggest ever winning margin. 2003-Adelaide. Adelaide won 6 ½ - 5 ½. Touch Football was added as an exhibition . 2004-Melbourne. Melbourne won convincingly 11 ½ - ½, winning the Soccer for the first time in many years. added to the competition. 2005-Adelaide. Centenary of Melbourne High School. Melbourne win 6 ½ - 5 ½ . 2007-Adelaide. AHS Theatre Sports team kidnap the MHS mascot at the Welcome Assembly. Melbourne won 6 ½ - 5 ½. 2008-Melbourne. Centenary of Adelaide High School. Lacrosse dropped from competition, Hockey added. 2010 – Melbourne. MHS won 9 ½ - 2 ½ . Athletics replaces cross country. AHS lose the football by 1 pt.

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