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1948 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY.
Rowley Park Speedway was built in 1948 by a group of disgruntled speedcar drivers from Kilburn Speedway, originally the speedway site was to be the home of South Australian Soccer but the ex brickpit was deemed to be unsuitable and so soccer moved to Hindmarsh Oval.
The speedway was originally shaped with four distinct corners and a small rectangular saftey fence.
Rowley Park opened on the 21st of December 1949 under the promotion of Wal Watson who was one of those Kilburn Speedcar drivers.
In 1951 Watson sold the lease to former Sydney solo and speedcar driver Alf Shields, Shields ran the speedway up until 1954 when he sold the lease to a young Kim Bonython.
Bonython would go on to run Rowley Park for the next twenty years with great success.
In 1953 the track shape was changed to a more oval layout and a catch fence was added to the top of the original track fence, the track surface of shell grit and brick pipe clay was replaced with dolomite in 1953 through to 1955.
Further upgrades to the catch fence wer done in 1965 and this lasted lasted until the track closed in 1979.
During its heyday Rowley Park rivaled any speedway in Australia with crowds upwards of 15,000 attending, In 1965 it has been reported that a crowd of 20,000 packed into the venue to see Australia's first Demo Derby.
In around 1972 Bonython moved on and a group of former drivers took over the lease, Kevin Fischer, Cec Eichler, Rex Sandy and Ray Skipper, this would be for one season only 1973/1974, Thats when the Racing Drivers Association of South Australia took over.
The South Australian RDA would run Rowley Park from 1974 until it closed because of complaints from residents about noise and traffic problems.
Rowley Park Speedway closed on the 6th of April 1979.
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TED ROWLEY.
Rowley Park was named after Mr Enoch Proctor (Ted) Rowley one of Australia's best known goalkeepers in the early days of Australian soccer.
Ted Rowley came to Australia from Staffordshire (England) in May of 1900, Landing in Albany WA Rowley worked as a clerk with the railways and in his spare time he served a seven year dental apprenticeship.
During his eight years in Kalgoorlie (where his yncle lived) he became almost a legendry figure in the soccer world being regarded as WA's best goalkeeper, He also played 1 game of of Aussie Rules kicking 10 goals but gave the game away and sticking with the round ball.
He came to Adelaide in 1908 a qualified dentist establishing a partnership in Victoria Square which in 1918 he took over when his partner died.
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1949 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. 21st December 1949. |
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1950 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. 27th October 1950.
1950 - SOLO RIDERS
1950 - Johnny Oram.Photos: Dean Donovan. |
1950's Lubor Simek. |
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1950's - BERT MARKS. Speedcar's.
1950's - Dean Donovan
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1950's - ROY SANDS. Speedcar's.
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1950's - Adelaide driver Roy Sands. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1950's - BOB PLAYFAIR. Speedcar's.
1950's - Photo: Dean Donovan
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1950's - BILL WIGZELL. Speedcar's.
1950's - Bill Wigzell in a bit of trouble when a radiator hose bursts in his 22 car. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1950's - HARRY NEALE. Speedcar's.
1950's - Harry Neale would later be killed in an accident at Claremont Speedway. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1950's - RAY SKIPPER. Heavy Hot Rod's.
1950's - An early shot of Ray Skippers car after not avoiding an accident (labeled learners luck) Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1950's - HEAVY HOT ROD ACTION.
1950's - Ray Skipper in the 91 hot rod drives around Don Willison (sidecar rider) Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1950's - HEAVY HOT ROD ACTION.
1950's - Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1950's - REX SANDY. Speedcar's.
1950's - Photo: Dean Donovan
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1953 - HARRY NEALE. TQ's.
1953 - Harry Neale Three Quarter Midget at Rowley Park Speedway. Photo: West Coast Speedway News collection.
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1950's - ROGER MAY. TQ's.
Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1955 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDCAR ACTION.
1955 - Dud Lambert 50 - Bruce Rickard 15 - Arn Sunstrom - Ron Wood in Old Smokey. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1955 - ALLAN GOLDING. Speedcar's.
1955 - Allan Golding in the 12 car locked in battle with Murray Hoffman in the Tiger Kitten car as it was known. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1955 - HEAVY HOT ROD ACTION.
1955 - Pedro Kennedy in the 41 car, Barry Lambert 43 and Ross Hill in the 55 car known as Dog Box. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1955 - HEAVY HOT ROD ACTION.
1955 - Ray Evans in the number 3 car gets into Murray Parker in the 11 car. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1956 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY AUSTRALIAN 20 Lap SPEEDCAR CHAMPIONSHIP. 6th January 1956.
"Bill Wigzell - Suddenly 88" Official Group facebook feature
(research Jenny Wigzell)
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1956 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY SIDECAR ACTION.
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1956 - RICK HARVEY. Speedcar's.
Rick Harvey was a Motorcycle Cop with the South Australian Police force as well as an avid Speedcar racer at Rowley Park Speedway. Rick who was twenty seven years old at the time died while on duty in a road accident during 1956, along with his partner Constable John Raggatt and a third motorcyclist Giovanni Cragnolin.
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1956 - PETER SPICER. Speedcar's.
1956 - Photo: Dean Donovan
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1957 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY STOCK CAR PILE UP
1957 - Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1957 - ROY SANDS. Speedcar's.
1957 - Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1958 - GERRY HUSSEY. TQ's.
1958 - Gerry Hussey in the Albert Ludgate number 1 car. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1958 - ROSS GOONAN (NZ) Speedcar's.
1958 - Ross Goonan from New Zealand in the v6 60 Ford powered speedcar at Rowley Park. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1958 - BOB TATTERSAL. (USA) Speedcar's.
1958 - Kym Bonython brought this V8 60 powered speedcar off New Zealands Ross Goonan for USA driver Bob Tattersal to race at Rowley Park Speedway for the 1958 1959 racing season. Photo: Dean Donovan.
1958 - Bob Tattersall from the USA head to head with Harry Neale at Rowley Park during the 1958 1959 season. Photo: Dean Donovan collection.
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1958 - DEAN HOGARTH. Speedcar's.
1958 - Photos: Dean Donovan.
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1958 - KYM BONYTHON. Speedcar's.
1958 > 1959 - Kym Bonython inside Arn Sunstrom. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1958 - BOB LINDSAY. Speedcar's.
1958 - Bob Lindsay's racing ended after a bad accident at Rowley Park Speedway. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1958 - KEN DART. Speedcar's.
Rowley Park Speedway facebook Photo feature
1958 - Ken Dart in his SA 13 Speedcar at Rowley Park. Photo: unknown.
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1958 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. 1958. |
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1959 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY AUSTRALIAN SPEEDCAR CHAMPIONSHIP 2nd January 1959
The 1958 1958 Australian Speedcar Chamionship was hosted by Rowley Park Speedway on the 2nd of January 1959, This would be the very meeting that Queensland driver Steve Howman would loose his life in a speedcar accident.
Howman crashed heavily in a heat race, when failing to take the first corner crashing head on into the fence and end for ending the car, riping some of the body off the chassis and fracturing his scull. Howman died two days later in hospital.
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1959 - STEVE HOWMAN. Speedcar's.
Dean Donovan Pictorial feature
1959 - Queenslander Steve Howman is seen here with Bob Tattersall at Rowley Park Speedway. Photo: Dean Donovan collection.
1959 - The very accident that took the live of Queensland Speedcar driver Steve Howman at Rowley Park Speedway. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1959 - RON WOOD. Speedcar's.
1959 - Ron Wood in Old Smokey holds a lead over Rex Sandy at Rowley Park Speedway. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1959 - ARN SUNSTROM. Speedcar's.
1959 - Arn Sunstrom sits in the picture perfect Repco Holden powered speedway that he raced, Arn would loose his life in an on track accident at Rowley Park on the 24th of January 1959. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1959 - GERRY HUSSEY. Speedcar's.
1959 - Photo: unknown. |
1959 - The accident that took Gerry Hussey's life. Photo: Dean Donovan. |
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1959 - BRUCE KELLY. Sidecar's.
1959 - Sidecar Ace Bruce Kelly and his passenger celebrate a win at Rowley Park. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1959 - RON BURNS. TQ's.
1959 - Ron Burns in the 8 car runs inside of Len Talbolt in the 87 car. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1959 - FRANK LACEY. Hot Rod's.
1959 - Frank Lacey running inside Clem Smith. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1960's - NANAE OKAMOTO. Solo's.
1960's - Japanese rider Nanae Okamoto would later die after an accident upon returning to Japan. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1960's - JOHNNY MILLER. Speedcar's.
1960's - Johnny Miller in the Ford powered car, under powered but gave the others a hurry up. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1960's - BOB LANE. Speedcar's.
1960's - Bob Lane splits the field in the 24 car. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1960's - LEW MARSHALL. Speedcar's.
1960's - Lew or Lanky Lew Marshall as they named him. Photo's: Dean Donovan.
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1960 - LEN GOLDING. Speedcar's.
1960 - Len Golding in the ex Jack Brabham twin at Rowley Park. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1960 - GRAHAME McCUBBIN. Hot Rod's.
1960 - Grahame McCubbin stared in Hot Rods before moving into Supermodifieds. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1961 - RAY PLATT. TQ's.
1961 - Ray Platt in the NSW 4 car moves under Bert Miller. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1961 - TQ ACTION.
Photo: Dean Donovan
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1961 - 50 LAP WORLD SPEEDCAR DERBY.
January 1961 - Jack O'Dea 2nd - Leroy Warriner 1st - Peter Cuneen 3rd - Dean Hogarth 4th Photo: Dean Donovan.
1961 - Leroy Warriner from the USA won the 50 lap derby. Photo: Dean Donovan.
1961 - PETER CUNNEEN. Speedcar's.
1961 - Peter Cunneen at Rowley Park in the twin powered car at the 1961 Speedcar Derby. Photo: Dean Donovan.
1961 - Dean Hogarth finished 4th in the world event. Photo: Dean Hogarth.
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1961 - 50 LAP STOCK CAR CHAMPIONSHIP
1961 - 1st Clem Smith - 2nd Murray Parker - 3rd Ray Skipper - 4th Moss Marchant. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1961 - CLEM SMITH. Heavy Hot Rod's.
1961 - Clem Smith tears the fence apart and brings some of the lighting down. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1961 - G BOSISTO Heavy Hot Rod's
1961 - G Bosisto in the 56 machine will take no further part in this race. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1962 - AUSTRALIAN TQ CHAMPIONSHIP.
1962 - Australian TQ Championship placegetters. Photo: Aussie Speedway Memories facebook.
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1960's - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY PHOTO's
Dean Hogarth |
Murray Hoffman |
Rowley Park Hot Rods, pictured here 2 Y Block Fords. |
Previously owned by RDA President Ron Wood who wrote off the front end into the fence 2 weeks ago, Ron sold the number 11 Holden to Bill Curnow who repaired the car and is pictured here testing at Rowley Park. |
Phil Herreen powers around Rowley Park Speedway in his number 13 Valiant Super Modified.
Photos: Shawn Graham collection.
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1960's - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY SEDAN's.
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1960's - RAY SKIPPER. Heavy Hot Rod's.
Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1962 - BOB TATTERSAL. Speedcar's.
1962 - Bob Tattersal during the running of the 50 lap derby, he ran like this for 25 laps. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1962 - HEAVY HOT ROD ACTION.
1961 > 1962 - Ray Skipper 25 chasing down Murray Parker 23 at Rowley Park. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1962 - INTERSTATE MATCH RACE.
1962 - Ron Clarke 55 with Ray Skipper centre and Cliff Collins in the 272 Ford V8 powered Holden. Photo. Dean Donovan.
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1962 - RAY SKIPPER. Supermodified's.
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1964 - RAY SKIPPER. Supermodified's.
Photographer: unknown. Photo: Dean Donovan collection.
This car was the first of the "Sportsman" class to appear at Rowley Park, It was built by Graham McCubbin for Ray Skipper at the start of the 1963 1964 season, In the same year he had an accident with it at Portland and promptly sold it on the spot to RDA President Ron Wood, who ran it for a few meeting, before putting a young Zeke Agars in the seat.
In 1965 it was sold to Brian Jefferies who fitted an OHV Ford engine and became a Modified Stock car, to suit the new rules, It then passed to "Little John" Bermingham who raced it until it was replaced by an Agars style Supermodified.
(Editorial Trevor Putterill)
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1964 - MARSHALL SARGENT. Supermodified's.
Racing Back in the Day facebook Photo feature
1964 - Marshall Sargent on his first tour Downunder at Rowley Park Speedway. Photographer: unknown. Photo: John Harriss collection.
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1966 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. AUSTRALIAN SOLO CHAMPIONSHIP. 1966.
Speedway Past Australia facebook Photo feature
1966 - Dud McKean from WA catches the tape with his helmet resulting in a false start being called and the race rerun. Chum Taylor also from WA on the inside and the Englishman Jimmy Gooch on the outside. Photographer: unknown.
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1966 - HARLEY DILLON. Speedcar's.
1966 - Harley Dillon would loose his life in a speedcar accident at Rowley Park on the 25th February 1966. Photo: unknown.
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1966 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. SUPERMODIFIED ACTION.
1966 - Alan Jones in the number 15 ex Ray Skipper car with Ray Skipper in 25 and Peter Denton 25. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1966 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. 5th November 1966. |
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1967 - BOB TATTERSALL USA. Speedcar's.
1967 - International match race, Rowley Park, outside George Tatnell NSW25 - Jim Silby SA56 - Bob Tattersall USA2 Photo: Mick Thomson collection.
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1967 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. SUPERMODIFIED ACTION.
1967 - USA driver Larry Burton leads South Australia's Ray Skipper. Photo unknown.
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1960's - VAL SUMMERS. Supermodified's.
1960's - Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1967 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. ADD.
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1968 - LEN BOWES. Sidecar's.
1968 - Len Bowes and Hayden Roberts Australian Sidecar Champions. Photo: National Speed Sport.
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1968 - NATIONAL SPEED SPORT REPORTED.
1968 - John Moyle in the Orr Brothers Valiant on his way to an impressive win. Photo: unknown.
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1968 - AUSTRALASIAN SPEEDWAY WORLD REPORTED.
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1970 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. AUSTRALIAN SUPER MODIFIED CHAMPIONSHIP. March 1970.The nights racing was advertised as the Australian Supermodified Championship. The event was run and won by Bill Wigzell from South Australia, followed by Phil Hereen, an unknown driver was third and Dick Britton fourth. It was not rare for promoters to advertise there own National Titles and run such events.
NASRA the association that currently runs open Sprintcars. now they were not around during this period of 1969 / 1970 but there records show that the Championship was held at Morisset Speedway in New South Wales and it was also won by Bill Wigzell from South Australia.
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Bill Wigzell - Suddenly 88 Oficial Group facebook Photo feature
1970 - 3rd unknown 2nd Phil Hereen 1st Bill Wigzell 4th Dick Britton. Photo and research Jenny Wigzell.
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1970'S - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY AIRIAL PHOTO.
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1970 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. 1970. |
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1970 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. 1970. |
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1971 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. 1971. |
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West Coast Speedway News Photo feature
1971 - Local Sprintcar Champion Ray Skipper at Rowley Park. Photographer: unknown.
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1971 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. 1971. |
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1971 - AUSTRALIAN SPEEDWAY NEWS REPORTED.
AERIAL: view of Adelaide's Rowley Park Speedway with ace Promoter Kym Bonython (inset). The forthcoming season is Bonython's 22nd in charge of the Adelaide summer speedway.
Of the year last season last year he was a rookie but has come on like a bomb and is now working his way into the star ranks.
Published 22nd October 1971
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1972 - AUSTRALIAN SPEEDWAY YEARBOOK MAGAZINE REPORTED.
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A i r e y w i n s f o u r t h t i t l e
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1972 - NEIL MUNROE & ROD LANGE. Sidecar's.
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1972 - AUSTRALIAN SPEEDWAY NEWS MAGAZINE REPORTED
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1972 / 1973 - JOHN CROWHURST.
Monaro's on Speedway facebook Photo feature
1972 / 1973 - John Crowhurst at Rowley Park Speedway. Photo: Wayne Glassborrow collection.
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1973 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. AUSTRALIAN MODIFIED SPRINTCAR CHAMPIONSHIP. 19th February 1973.
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1973 - TOM DILLON. Speedway Promotor.
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1973 - AUSTRALIAN SPEEDWAY NEWS MAGAZINE REPORTED.
March 1973
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1973 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. 12th October 1973. |
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1973 - Tom Dillon arrives in South Australia to promote Rowley Park Speedway after a huge successful season promoting the brand new Bunbury Speedway in Western Australia. Photographer: unknown..
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1973 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. Stock Saloon feature & support program. 26th October 1973. |
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Vintage Speedway Programmes Australia facebook Pictorial feature
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(Programme Research: Brad Mitchell)
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1974 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. Solo's, Sidecar's, Speedcar's & Supermodified's. 8th November 1974.Speedcar Feature Win to P h i l H e e r e e nPhil Herreen has tonight taken out the 20 lap rolling start Speedcar feature here at Rowley Park Speedway, Herreen led home Doug Sunstrom and in third place was Colin Kane.
In the Supermodified the 20 lap rolling start feature, the win went to Zake Agars driving the Richard Burton Special.
The nights racing was fantastic and once again the bike's put on a hell of a showing. The Solo Feature Handicap Final was won by Tony Boyle, with the Solo Stars Scratch race Final going to Lou Sansom.
As always the Sidecar's had the fans up and about cheering for there favorite Rider and Passenger, the Scratch Race Final winners were Len Bowes and Don Mullins.
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(Programme Research: Brad Mitchell)
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1974 > 1975 - JOHN FENTON WINS THE AUSTRALIAN SPEEDCAR TITLE.
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1975 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. 28th February 1975. |
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1975 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. 31st October 1975. |
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1975 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. 26th December 1975. |
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1976 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. Australian Saloon Car Championship. 2nd January 1976.Rowley Park Speedway hosted the 1975 1976 Australian Saloon Car Championship on the 2nd of January 1976.
Grenville Anderson from New South Wales won the event, from Peter Timberlake out of Victoria, followed by David House from New South Wales, local driver Gary Reutier took out 4th.
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1976 - Neville Harper all the way from Tasmania for the Australian Championship. Photo: unknown.
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Rowley Park Speedway Pictorial feature
1976 - Grenville tells the Rowley crowd how he won the ASCF Australian Championship, it was reported he drove a faultless race to take the win from a field of 72 entries.
1976 - FRANK MIDGLEY REPORTED.
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1977 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. 2nd December 1977. |
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1978 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. 7th April 1978. |
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1978 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. 27th October 1978. |
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1979 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. 12th January 1979. |
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1979 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. 26th January 1979. |
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1979 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. 23rd March 1979. |
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1979 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. 6th April 1979.R O W L E Y P A R K Speedway ClosesFriday the 6th of April 1979 saw the final meeting in the history of this famous track, never again to be the home to the roar of engines, or the smell of burning methanol: The end of an era! as described by Stuart Telfer in the Meyers publication Sprintcar Spectacular 0f 1980.
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1980 - SPRINTCAR SPECTACULAR REPORTED.
Stuart Telfer feature from the Meyers publication Sprintcar Spectacular
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2014 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY
Barry O'Brien feature
