Broken Hill Cup 1948
Had a visitor to Sandown last Thursday night (Sept 26 24) Jason McCarthur and his family came down for the night from Broken Hill. Jason […]
Before 60’s
Ron Nestor – The One and Only
It has been said that Ron Nestor’s record as a volunteer in sports administration is like Bold Trease’s four Sandown Cups – it won’t be […]
Racing In Paris
I was surprized to learn they Greyhound Racing in Paris. It started in 1936 when it finished, I don’t know. I was looking through an […]
The “Plume” Dogs
Here are a couple of Classic photos of the famous “Plume” dogs raced and trained by Springvale training identify Jack Mayes. The first one is […]
Sandown Museum ‘NB Museum’ Opening
The long-awaited Neil Brown Museum – named in honour of the “heart and soul of Sandown Park”, Chairman Neil Brown – was officially opened on […]
Napier Park and The Melbourne Cup
Here are some wonderful photos from Napier Park. I think that’s what you call a packed Betting ring. Napier Park was the first home of […]
T J and Leo Confoy’s First Box Draw System
The Confoy name is quite famious in the era of non-proprietary Greyhound Racing. Leo’s father T J Confoy in both Horse racing and Coursing. Leo […]
Magic Eye and Napier Park
Jucinta Grant from the famious Sydney suburb of Balmain reached out to me by email with an offer of some artifacts she found while she […]
Great Men Of The Industry
What a fantastic group of Greyhound men both coursing and racing. The Annual Meeting of the National Coursing Association of Victoria 1966. Their contribution as […]
A.L (Chris) Flint
NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS: First Chairman of the Greyhound Racing Control Board in 1956 National Coursing Association Secretary 19 years President ANZGA Vice-President ANZGA If Chris Flint […]