Historic Newspaper About Sandown
Some historic Newspaper reports before Sandown raced.
Month: January 2021
1959 Melbourne Cup
Sporting Globe report by legendary Greyhound writer Frank Morley on the chances of Capital King winning the 1959 Melbourne Cup. Which he did.
1981 Sandown Committee
1981 Sandown Committee, some long serving directors in this photo. Howard Gray – Some top fellas there that made an enormous contribution to greyhound racing […]
Ron Hawkswell
Hawk got a cake for his 10th Anniversary. I think he’s been at it 49 years now. Great to hear him back with the black […]
Rhodanthe 1883 Waterloo Cup Winner
The first act in the Waterloo drama of 1883 took place at the Athenaeum Hall on July 17, when the Victoria Coursing Club held the […]
Queensland & NSW Tracks that Flood
Callagan Park Rockhampton and Capalaba. Plus a photo of a flooded Gunnedah track February 1974. After the devastating floods of March 2021 a number tracks […]
Lion Hearted
Top Class South Australia chaser Lion Hearted.
Lebinski.
One of the great coursing dogs of the 80’s