Rising Star Football Club / Stawell Star Football Club (Vic)
Grounds :
Rising Star were based in Stawell.
Timeline :
1879 - Non-fixtured matches were played between Alma, Ararat 2nds, Galatea, Imperial, Rising Star & Stawell 2nds.
1880 - Scratch Match : Rising Star 2 defeated Stawell 2nds 0.
1881 - Scratch Match : Rising Star v Stawell.[source]
1882 :[source]
Rising Star was the senior team from Stawell this season.
Scratch Match - Ararat v Rising Star.
Scratch Match - Beaufort v Rising Star.
Scratch Match - Horsham v Rising Star.
Scratch Match - Rising Star v Union.
1883 - Rising Star was absorbed by Stawell.[source]
1888 - Scratch Match : Warrior v Rising Star.[source]
???? - It seems a fair assumption that Rising Star and Stawell Star are closely connected outfits.
1891 :
Grose Junior Trophy - Stawell Star participated.
Driscoll Cup - Stawell Star participated.
1892 - Grose Junior Trophy : Stawell Star participated.
1893 :
Dorrity Trophy - Stawell Stars participated.
Various scratch matches were played between Stawell Imperials, Stawell Warrior, Stawell Union, Stawell Star, Ararat Havelock, Ararat Imperials, Murtoa Ramblers, Great Western & Hamilton Jrs.[source]
1904 - C Wait Trophy : Stawell Stars participated.
1905 - Claringbold-Derrick Trophy : Stawell Stars participated.
1906 - Some sort of amalgamation between Stawell, Stawell Star and Oriental occurred, intending to create 3 new teams (Stawell A, B & C). These new teams seem not have been been formed.[source]
???? - It is suggested that Stawell Stars were the fore-runner to Stawell Swifts.