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Greyhound racing

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Wentworth Park Sporting Complex

Max Solling on Wentworth Park 2009

Max Solling on Wentworth Park Racecourse 2009

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Recreation and Sport

Greyhound racing club formed by Richard and Frank Coombes.

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Sporting complex developed for greyhound racing in the 1930s which is now utilised by a variety of sporting clubs and community organisations.

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Historian Max Solling chronicles the transformation of Wentworth Park from reclaimed 'industrial sewer' to one of Sydney's central recreation areas.

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Historian Max Solling describes the rise and fall of greyhound racing, 'sport of the masses', at Wentworth Park racecourse.

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