MELBOURNE (VIC)
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1944 - JORDANVILLE SCRAMBLE
Jordanville is about 19km South East by road from the city of Melbourne. Newspaper reports indicate that Motorcycle racing events were held in Mitchell's Paddock.
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1944 - JORDANVILLE SCRAMBLE 26th August 1944
A newspaper report about two children being injured at a motorcycle event on the 26th of August 1944 is the first mention of a track at Jordanville. The children were awarded large damages.
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1945 - JORDANVILLE SCRAMBLE April 1945
In April of 1945 a resident complained about load noises coming from motorcycles as well as the Public Address system at the Jordanville track
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1946 - JORDANVILLE SCRAMBLE 26th May 1946By 1946 the organisation of the event's was a great deal better and large crowds of spectators were being attracted to the track for scramble races.
10,000 spectators turned out to take in this scramble on the 26th May 1946.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------1946 - JORDANVILLE SCRAMBLE 1st December 1946On the 1st of December 1946, 6,000 people attended the Hartwell and Saint Kilda Motorcycle clubs combined scramble meeting.
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**************************************************************1947 - JORDANVILLE SCRAMBLEThere were no reported motor cycle scramble meeting reported in 1947.
***************************************************************1948 - COLCHESTER DOWNS SCRAMBLEBy 1948 the track had been moved to near the intersection of Waverley and Warrigal Roads in Oakleigh
There were three meeting record at this new track in 1948, that being, June, October and November. "Colchester Downs"
***************************************************************1949 - COLCHESTER DOWNS SCRAMBLE1949 was a big year with several club scrambles and the Victorian Scrambles Championship held on the 20th of November
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June 1949
20th December 1949 - Victorian Scrambles Championship.
20th December 1949 - Victorian Scrambles Championship
20th December 1949 - Ken Rumble won the 350 class. Photographer: unknown.
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1950 - COLCHESTER DOWNS SCRAMBLE
Motorcycle scramble meeting were held in January and February of 1950. In September of the same year theland holders and the Housing Commission revoked any permits to race on the current Colchester track.
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1950 - BAY VIEW COURSE
In August of 1950 it appears the the Jordanville scramble was again moved, The location being described as the "Bay View" course on Bay View Road near Jordanville.
It was a 3/4 mile course but it wasn't noted that it was a scramble track. There is one mention of the old Jordanville track was used in May of 1951. There were no other reports on tat track.