Reg Bartley Oval - a history lesson   BACK Happy New Year to everyone at the club The grandstand at Reg Bartley Oval in 1910 Every Dunbar Rovers player loves playing at Reg Bartley Oval but does anyone know about the history of the Oval ? The fill on which the Oval was built was the foundations of the old Sydney General Post Office which was demolished in the 1860s. The Oval was completed and fenced by 1889, and the original grandstand was built by 1894 on the north side of the oval. In 1926 another grandstand was built, which was damaged by fires in 1956 and 1957. The Oval was named in 1959 in recognition of Reg Bartley’s 18 years as alderman and five as Lord Mayor. The grandstand was renovated in 1992 and featured in the Australian films “The Sum of Us” (1994) and “Babe” (1996). If anyone has been down at The Reg lately, you will notice that there is some major reconstruction work going on, so we can expect a new and improved Reg Bartley Oval, hopefully at the beginning of the 2010 football season. Dunbar Historian 03.01.10 Dunbar Rovers Sponsors Cleavers organic meat is something worth getting passionate about. Not only will you love its purity and its unsurpassed taste and flavour; you'll love the fact that it comes from ecologically sustainable pastures; from farms that allow their animals to graze freely and live as nature intended. So not only will you be eating food that'll make you feel a whole lot better, you'll also be assured that you're supporting environmentally friendly farming! Cleavers is stocked at selected Coles, Woolworth's and other stores as well as being available on-line through Greengrocer.com and Shopfast. Of course, you can also drop into our own butchery at the Grove Shopping Centre should be passing Neutral Bay. Click here to check out their site. click here to see other Dunbar sponsors