BUNBURY SPEEDWAY 1979
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1979 - SOUTH WESTERN TIMES NEWSPAPER REPORTED
Solo riders thrill big speedway crowd
TRACK records tumbled at the Bunbury Speedway on Saturday night for the first of nine meetings this season.
16th January 1979
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1979 - JUNIOR SEDAN CAR SLIDESHOW
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1979 - BUNBURY SPEEDWAY PRODUCTION SEDAN SLIDESHOW
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1979 - BUNBURY SPEEDWAY SPEEDCAR SLIDESHOW
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1979 - PROGRAMME SLIDESHOW
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1979 - SOUTH WESTERN TIMES REPORTED
Financial Crisis
NOW SPEEDWAY FACES
RACE AGAINST TIME
BUNBURY Town Council has given the management committee of the Bunbury Speedway 42 days to come up with a firm proposal for the future of the speedway.
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In 1975 the council rescued the club from fi-nancial straits by agreeing to a $50,000 self-supporting loan in special circumstances and now speedway operators,Bunbury Car Club, is faced with debts totalling about $86,000. The club has achieved a net profit for four of the past seven years. In its first year 1973, it suffered a loss of $665,00, For the next four years net profits $870,000 - $13,800 - $1400.00 and $1,700 were recorded, but in the last two years the club has suffered substantial losses of $17,000 and $11,500
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26th July 1979
to be continued
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1979 - SOUTH WESTERN TIMES REPORTED
Car club forms'funds' committeeA COMMITTEE has been formed to raise money to try to help Bunbury Car Club out of its financial difficulties.
to be continued
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1979 - SOUTH WESTERN TIMES REPORTED
Bunbury Speedway
JOHN FENTONREADY TOTAKE OVERThe stage has been set for one of Australia's top speedway personalities to take control of the ailing Bunbury Speedway.
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23rd August 1979
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1979 - SOUTH WESTERN TIMES REPORTED
