70’s

54 years ago this month February 2024, Sandown hosted the Victorian Governor Sir Rohan Delacombe. A highly decorated English Military man with more letters after […]

Found this front page of the Sun January 16th 1979. Greyhound stories front page, back page and page 2. Haven’t got the back page with […]

It was disappointing to watch the demise of the Canberra Greyhound Racing Club. Particularly at the hands of a minor Government body looking after a […]

After all these years it appears the vivacious Elke Sommer wasn’t Sandown’s first choice of Hollywood movie star to promote the Melbourne Cup in 1979. […]

Sunday Greyhound racing for Traralgon back in 1979. Something very different in those days. Des Dooley – Neil, Pretty sure they were unsuccessful. As far […]

The National Sprint Championship was held at Cannington in Perth for the first time in 1979. Won by New South Wales sprinter Acclaim Star in […]

Found this three-page spread in of all magazines the Post. It features Victorian Hall of Famer and trail blazing female trainer Pat Haas. Pat served […]

Found this amazing article on breeding from the GOTBA Greyhound Gazette September 1978. Written by the doyen of breeders the late Noel Banks AO he […]

Postman Pat has made his mark since making his way across from New Zealand who knows what he could achieve in the next six months. […]

If anybody is wondering what Greyhounds Entertainment Gaming Venue was before it was renovated a couple of times since it was built and was called […]