Melbourne Chosen For Next Olympiad

Chronicle (Levin), 30 April 1949, Page 5

Melbourne Chosen For Next Olympiad

Received Friday 8.25 p.m. AILLBOFRNE. April 29. Flags fiew m the Town Hall today v'len iiews .-{11110 tliat Alelbourne had : :I !.«i for the 1956 Olympie . At a Miceting of the Olympic lnnation (Ummittee the acting Lorrl ( Sir llaiold Gengoult) lit a . e :.-:i of tlie i dympic torch. The go'ieral opinion is that the Games *. . 1,.. the 1'iggest thing in Ak-I-1 , ; i ti , ' *s h.'storv iiiugiug 1(10,000 visi • who will speod £5.(100,0(10, hui : +•[■.* is a givui «l>*a 1 of organisatioii r .•••'!. '«1. partieulai i.v in providing ac- • mmodation for the visitors. The linal . ns provide for tlie oreetion of an ,'npie stadium 950 by 700 feet and -••■iiiug 72,000(1, swiinming and diving . d : u r i - lioldi ng 10.000 to 12,000, ano ii'ties for housiiig Ioihi athletes at .■ M. ii.oiinie j-liowgiou!i'!> wlii.-h a :«/ ■. miles from both tlie eity and fjnn-jiort sources will have to e ,• ■_ ti.oi'o people ilaily. Manv hotei 'ii.u plans which have been heffi i-i -li i-yanee are nowT expeeted to proAnnouncing the sliowgrounds plan the ■. !•■ -.deiit of the Iioyal Agrieulturai . (Mr C. AL AIcKav) said that • : . • i 5 1 !i I arena would be 513! feet by . ,'e-t. and would l.c surrounded by a trai-k of two l'ui'loiigs. A straight • .I 120 lni't res and a eireular -140 •■■■ truek with 125 feet radius at • : ■ erei woe'd be piovided.