PERTH (WA)
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1960's - WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY
The Wattle Grove Speedway was a fairly basic 520 yards dirt oval speedway track that was built by the Racing Drivers Association in the Perth suburb of Wattle Grove, Racing was conducted in an anti clock wise direction, to mirror Claremont Speedway, The track when Ellenbrook Speedway opened.
Alan Nash Racing 51, AUSSIE SPEEDWAY MEMORIES facebook Pictorial feature
1960's early - Wattle Grove Speedway on any Sunday. Photographer: unknown. Photos: Lozza Hillary collection.
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1960's - LAURIE HILLARY
West Coast Speedway News Pictorial feature
1960's - Laurie Hillary - John Tondit and Terry George at Wattle Grove Speedway. Photo: Steve Hillary collection.
1960's - Laurie Hillary in his twin seater at Wattle Grove Speedway. Photo: Steve Hillary collection.
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Old perth cars n rust facebook photo feature
1960's early - Ken Hartley and a mate putting a bit of time in on the big number [17] sedan. Photographer: unknown. Photo: Robyn Hartley.
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1964 - NEVILLE OUTRAM
1964 - Neville Outram's number 7 machine in the pits at Wattle Grove. Photo. Peter Pascoe collection.
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1960's - WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY. Stock Production.
Peter Roebuck photo feature
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1963 1964 - LAURIE HILLARY. WA Supermodified Champion.
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Laurie Hillary from the Wattle Grove RDA takes out the 1963 / 1964 West Australian Supermodified Championship at Claremont Speedway in his Buick powered Supermodified. |
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1965 - ERIC DYSON. Supermodified's.
1965 - Eric Dyson's Swamp Rat modified in the pits at Wattle Grove Speedway. Photo: Adrian Clement's.
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1965 - GWEN KIRK. Supermodified's.
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1966 - DES KIRK.
West Coast Speedway News Photo feature
1966 - Wattle Grove member Des Kirk with his number 10 Holden 138 Grey powered Modified on any Sunday at Wattle Grove Speedway. Photo: Allan Baker collection.
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1966 - WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY.
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1966 - DES KIRK. Supermodified's.
West Coast Speedway News Pictorial feature
1966 - Photos: Darryl Kirk collection.
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1967 - DAVE HARVEY. Production Car's.
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1967 - GEOFF STANTON. Speedcar's.
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1967 - COLIN SILVERLOCK. Super Modified's.
West Coast Speedway News facebook Photo feature
1967 - Colin Silverlock 6 cylinder power plant. Photo: Allan Baker collection.
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1968 - WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY. Stock Production's.
West Coast Speedway News Pictorial feature
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1968 - BEN LUDLOW Junior. Super Modified's
1968 - Ben Ludlow with his number 9 Modified in the Wattle Grove pits. Photo: unknown.
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1968 - WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY. Super Modified's.
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1968 - AUGUST AUSTRALASIAN ROAD & TRACK REPORTED.
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1969 - AUSTRALASIAN SPEEDWAY WORLD REPORTED.
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1969 - AUSTRALASIAN SPEEDWAY WORLD REPORTED.
1969 - The long lens of Peter Roebuck caught the hard charging Gordon Todd locked in battle. Photo: Peter Roebuck.
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1969 - AUSTRALASIAN SPEEDWAY WORLD REPORTED.
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26th April 1969
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1969 - WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY. Production Car's.
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1969 - AUSTRALASIAN SPEEDWAY WORLD REPORTED.
26th April 1969
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1969 - REG JOYCE. Production Car's.
Glen Joyce recalls: above is a photo pf us kids standing in front of Dads "Reg Joyce" 48 series Holden at home, Below is a photo of it at Wattle Grove on the grid, Later Reg would move to Victoria and commence his career racing mini's.
Photo's: Glen Joyce.
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1969 - LAURIE COOLEY. Production Car's.
1970 - Laurie Cooley (7) Gary Pike and Johnny Hammer (61) pace it out around the 520 yard Wattle Grove circuit. Photo: unknown.
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1970's - Possible Roger Baille.
1970's - John Palmer in the number 359 Mark 3 Ford Zephyr. Photographer: unknown.
1970's - Colin Nelson.
1970's - Allan Blake in the number 38 FE Holden. Photographer: unknown.
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1970's - WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY.
1970's - Go Kart racing at Wattle Grove Speedway. Photographer: unknown.
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1970's - Butchers Picnic. Photographer: unknown.
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1970's - WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY.
1970's - George & Ray Palmer photo feature
Ray Palmer recalls: I was about twelve years old when these photos were taken at Wattle Grove Speedway.
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1970 - WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY.
Peter Roebuck Pictorial feature
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1970 - Photographer: Peter Roebuck.
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1970 - GARRY ELLEMENT.
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1970 - BOB CURRIE. Supermodified's.
1970 - Bob Currie's Supermodified with that big V8. Photo: Peter Roebuck.
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1970 - GRAHAM SILVERLOCK. Supermodified's.
1970 - Graham Silverlock in his 72 machine and Peter Cox on the curb. Photo: Peter Roebuck.
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WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY. PROGRAMME's.
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1970 - WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY, Reported.
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1971 - WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY.
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1971 - Jimmy Matta in the 99 car. Photo: Peter Roebuck. |
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1971 - WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY. 18th June 1971.
