The building was similar in many respects to the later Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne.
The entries were put on display at the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne and the judges took six days to deliberate before reaching their conclusion.
Over 3500 people attended the historic event held at the Royal Exhibition Building, including almost all surviving North Melbourne players.
This resulted in many calls to demolish the Royal Exhibition Building, labelled the derogatory term "white elephant".
Roberts started to work on the painting in a room provided at the Royal Exhibition Building.
A large flag, 5.5 metres by 11 metres, was unfurled and flown over the dome of the Royal Exhibition Building.
The Royal Exhibition Building was completed in 1880.
Restoration work on the Royal Exhibition Building began in 1985 and was completed sometime in the 1990s.
These were put on show in Melbourne at the Royal Exhibition Building.
The games were held at the Royal Exhibition Building.