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Betty's 'racey' narratives: Canterbury Club is the first to give full membership to the ladies, April 1940

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Betty Gee
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[nla.news-article51271755 via Trove]
(The Australian Women's Weekly, 6 April 1940, p30)

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Gee, Betty

National Library of Australia

Canterbury Park Racecourse

From the 1840s horseracing provided entertainment for pub patrons and workers in the Sugarworks village before more permanent facilities were constructed in the 1880s and related industries, both legal and illegal, boosted the local economy.

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Canterbury Park racecourse

Racecourse on the Cooks River established in the 1880s, although racing had been conducted nearby from the 1840s.

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Canterbury Park Race Club

Horseracing club established at Canterbury.

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