We are grateful to the Dandenong Star Journal who researched and published much of this article on 14 September 2017. A cartoon of Harry Shepley from the Dandenong Journal.

What’s In a Name delves into the fascinating stories and personalities behind some of the city’s best-known street names and locations. This week the Journal looks at Shepley Oval in Dandenong.

The sports oval at the top end of Pultney Street officially became the Harry Shepley Oval in March 1953.

Shep, as he was known, died suddenly on 7 August 1952 at age 57.

His death “robbed this district of one of its finest citizens, and leaves the whole community with a sense of deep personal loss”, the Journal reported at the time.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1378/dandenong-cricket-club/blog/1844/harry-shepley-engineer-worked-to-build-sports