HAMLEY BRIDGE (SA)
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Hamley BridgeHamley Bridge was a former Railway junction point were the narrow gauge rail line met with the wider standard gauge line (east - west).
Hamley Bridge gets its name from the railway bridge.
The Bell Bay Speedway gets its name from the owner of the land that it was built on, John Bell.
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1956 - BELL BAY SPEEDWAY
Bell Bay Speedway opened in 1956 and was run by the S A C S A for several years as a well promoted speedway track, the track would later close in 1959 because of spiraling costs and a lack of volunteers.
The speedway was built as a way of raising money to build a public pool in the nearby town of Hamly Bridge, after two local boys drowned while swimming in the river.
As the story goes the speedway was built, the money was raised for the pool, the pool was built and then the speedway closed.
The speedway would reopen in the 1990's for spirited demonstration events organised by the South Australian Classic Speedway Association.
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HAMLEY BRIDGE LADIES COMMITTEE
Over the years the catering at the speedway was carried out by the Hamley Ladies Committee, moneys raised at the speedway paid for the construction of the towns swimming pool.
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1957 - BELL BAY SPEEDWAY ADVERTISMENT
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1958 - Bell Bay Speedway advertising
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1958 - BELL BAY SPEEDWAY
West Coast Speedway News Photo feature
Photo's: unknown.
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1966 - BELL BAY SPEEDWAY DEATH |
Speedway driver killed
6th February 1966 |
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1997 - BELL BAY SPEEDWAY SPEEDCARSWest Coast Speedway News feature
On the the 1990's the Classic Speedway Association of South Australia resurrected Bell Bay Speedway for a short time as a home track.
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25th June 1997
Speedcar roll around on under a caution flag Photos: Unknown.
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1990's - BELL BAY SPEEDWAY TQ's
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1997 - TREVOR PUTTERILL
Trevor Putterill in his SA12 supermodified turning in some laps at the Bell Bay track. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1997 - PETER DENTON
1997 - Photo: Peter Denton collection.
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One local recalls: one of the items on the menu at the speedway was hot turkey and gravy sandwiches, it wasn't actually turkey, instead it was boned out lamb flaps.
The late Kim Bonython when he competed at Bell Bay claimed they were the best turkey sandwiches he had ever had.
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One local recalls: The track was closed after the Mayor of Gawler who was a competitor at the time rolled his stock-car.
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2013 - BELL BAY SPEEDWAY WALKABOUT
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2015 - BELL BAY SPEEDWAY WALKABOUT
