70’s

It is amazing what greyhound trainers keep. Basin mentor David Thomassen started training back in 1949 and had his biggest success when he won 1975 […]

In 1978 Sandown Greyhound Racing Club brought Hollywood actor Robert Stack to Melbourne in an unprecedented Melbourne Cup promotion. Here is a great shot of […]

Here are two exceedingly rare colour shots of the Superstar Temlee one action shot of him winning the 1974 National Sprint Championship at Olympic Park, […]

Member Brian Kutner recalled his childhood days in the South Eastern suburb of Keysborough. This how it is today. When I was a kid my […]

Who remembers beautiful American TV star of Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In Chelsea Brown. Here she is track side at Wenty after a race named in […]

Big Crowd opening day at Appin back on October 6th 1975. 12,000 packed the placed at it joined the Wyong straight both with drag lure […]

Member Jim Quinn asked if I had anything on Queensland champ of the middle 70’s Coorparoo Flyer. A March 1973 whelp by Solar Blaze from Crimplene. […]

I am hoping someone can throw some light on this story in regard to Wade Park. He changed hands in 1977 at Auction for $20,000. […]

Back in 1977 the Wheeler operation covered everything. Here is the Stud dogs on offer. Sandro Bechini – Bloody hell I can remember all these […]