NEWCASTLE (NSW)
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SALTY CREEK SPEEDWAY
Salty Creek Speedway was a former motorcycle long track that was used prior to the Jerilderie Motordrome, Salty Creek closed some time after 1975.
Jim Airey and John Langfield rode at Salty Creek on a a regular basis much to the concerns of Frank Arthur and John Sherwood, these two great riders were the heart and soul of the Australia Solo test team at the time.
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1966 > 1967 - SALTY CREEK SPEEDWAY
1966 > 1967 - front row outside number 58 Wendy Carlan, David Bradley and Brian Burrell pole, at the rear is number 72 Darrell Coles and an unknown driver on the inside. Photo: Tony Coles collection.
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SALTY CREEK SPEEDWAY
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Alan Streader recalls: Salty Creek had a very large and strong membership, at one particular stage they had around 220 members.
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Newcastle International Motodrome pictorial feature 1964 - 1968
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1970 - SALTY CREEK SPEEDWAY
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1971 - SALTY CREEK SPEEDWAY
Tony Coles photo feature
1971 - Tony Coles and his dad also a racer getting ready for a big days racing at the Salty Creek circuit. Photo: Tony Coles.
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TONY COLES TQ's
Tony Coles recalls: Miss Australia Rhonda Iffland presented tropies to all divisions, I won the Newcastle Lions Club Trophy for the Tq division. The trophy went straight to the pool room.
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1972 - BRIAN BURRELL TQ's
1972 - Brian Burrell was well known for acheivments in TQ'S at the Salty Creek track. Photo: Tony Coles.
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TONY COLES TQ's
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1972 - Tony Coles is pictured in both of these images. Photos: Tony Coles.
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1972 - GARRY POOLEGary Poole died as the result of a motorcycle accident in August of 1972 at the Salty Creek circuit.
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