▁be ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁Gla ci arium ▁in ▁Ad ela ide ▁but ▁the ▁birth place ▁of ▁ice ▁hockey ▁in ▁Australia ▁was ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁Victoria ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁ice ▁hockey ▁had ▁been ▁played . ▁Organ ised ▁games ▁of ▁ice ▁hockey ▁in ▁Australia ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Gla ci arium ▁on ▁the ▁afternoon ▁of ▁June ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁at ▁ 1 6 ▁City ▁Road , ▁South ▁Melbourne ▁Victoria . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁recorded ▁organ ised ▁game ▁of ▁ice ▁hockey ▁in ▁Australia ▁was ▁on ▁T ues day ▁July ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁and ▁was ▁between ▁a ▁Victor ian ▁representative ▁team ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁sail ors ▁from ▁the ▁visit ing ▁American ▁War ship ▁the ▁USS ▁Baltimore . ▁This ▁game ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Gla ci arium , ▁the ▁Australian ▁team ▁were ▁dressed ▁in ▁all ▁white ▁and ▁the ▁team ▁from ▁USS ▁Baltimore ▁wore ▁white ▁sh ir ts ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁upper ▁case ▁black ▁B ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁and ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁ch est ▁and ▁grey ▁tr ous ers . ▁The ▁skill ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁Austral ians ▁was ▁not ▁seen ▁to ▁be ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁Americans ▁but ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁hard ▁fought ▁and ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁a ▁ 1 - 1 ▁tie . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁state ▁teams ▁from ▁Victoria ▁and ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁first ▁cont ested ▁the ▁Good all ▁Cup , ▁which ▁has ▁since ▁served ▁continu ously ▁as ▁the ▁tro phy