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1923 - MAITLAND SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAYMr Jim Cameron was the man largely instrumental in having a dirt track laid at the West Maitland Showgrounds, Mr John S Hoskins at the time secretary of the Hunter Agricultural Society also was involved and went on to run the speedway with huge success over many years.
The 1/2 mile circuit was opened for racing on the 15th of December 1923, the first years racing was conducted as grass track racing but by the following year a flat cinders track was laid.
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1924 - MAITLAND SHOWGROUND
21st March 1924
24th October 1924 |
1st May 1924
21st November 1924 |
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1925 - MAITLAND SHOWGROUND
6th February 1925
28th March 1925
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20th February 1925
25th February 1925
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30th May 1925
4th June 1925 |
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26th August 1925 |
16th September 1925 |
6th October 1925
9th October 1925 |
9th October 1925
16th October 1925 |
20th October 1925
20th October 1925 |
31st October 1925
13th November 1925 |
14th November 1925 |
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1926 - MAITLAND SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY
9th January 1926 |
15th January 1926 |
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28th January 1926 |
8th February 1926
6th March 1926
4th May 1926 |
12th February 1926
9th March 1926 |
20th July 1926
12th November 1926
26th November 1926 |
29th September 1926
21st December 1926 |
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1927 - MAITLAND SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY
1st January 1927 |
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1st February 1927 |
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12th February 1927
22nd July 1927 |
17th February 1927 |
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1928 - MAITLAND SHOWGROUND
22nd March 1928
30th March 1928 |
24th March 1928
19th December 1928 |
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1929 - MAITLAND SHOWGROUND
25th January 1929 |
26th January 1929
6th November 1929 |
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1930 - MAITLAND SHOWGROUND
14th November 1930
2nd December 1930
30th December 1930 |
27th November 1930
4th December 1930 |
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1931 - MAITLAND SHOWGROUND
21st February 1931 |
7th March 1931 |
9th March 1931 |
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1931 - MAITLAND SPEEDWAY 10th January 1931 |
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1931 - MAITLAND SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY2015 John Chadwick's Aussie Speedway Memories page has posted a photo of an unknown solo rider from the past.
How close is this image to the one in the add for the Demons of the dirt at Maitland Speedway To-Morrow Night.
Could this image be Cyclone Mookey or could it be anyone of the riders from this erea, or could it be say Dirk Bogart who played the lead roll in a motion picture "Once a jolly swagman" from that erea.
Once a jolly swagman the movie featured vision of aussie rider Ron Johnston racing along with the story line featuring an aussie rider who is badly injured an forced to return to Australia.
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10th April 1931
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1932 - MAITLAND SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY
18th January 1932 |
26th January 1932
12th March 1932 |
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1933 - MAITLAND SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY
8th February 1933(research Allan Baker) |
9th September 1933 |
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1935 - MAITLAND SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY
18th January 1935
1st February 1935 |
19th January 1935
31st January 1935 |
18th February 1935 |
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18th February 1935 |
21st February 1935 |
22nd February 1935
12th March 1935
30th October 1935 |
7th March 1935
18th March 1935 |
5th November 1935 |
14th December 1935 |
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1936 - MAITLAND SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY
12th March 1936
25th March 1936 |
17th March 1936
6th April 1936 |
2nd November 1936
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16th November 1936 |
21st November 1936 |
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1947 - MAITLAND SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY 15th January 1947 |
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6th February 1947 |
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1949 - MAITLAND SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY
17th December 1949 |
23rd December 1949
31st December 1949
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1950 - MAITLAND SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY
11th February 1950
18th March 1950
25th March 1950
31st March 1950
8th April 1950
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1951 - MAITLAND SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY
6th December 1951
14th December 1951 |
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1952 - MAITLAND SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY
1st February 1952 |
8th February 1952 |
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1996 - JOHNNY HOSKINS TROPHY MEETING
In 1996 a special meeting was held on the much small horse training track next to the half mile circuit, this meeting was in honour of the man that many concidered to be the farther of speedway promoting in the world, Johnny's son Lionel Hoskins would travel from England to present the winners trophy, that being a Queenslander by the name of Tony Rose.