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Randwick Racecourse, Sydney 1860s

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Randwick Racecourse, Sydney 1860s

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State Library of New South Wales

[a089338 / SPF/338]

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Randwick racecourse

Called the Sandy Course when it first opened, Randwick racecourse began to draw huge crowds after the trams were extended to Alison Road, bringing bettors from distant suburbs. It was a military site during the world wars, and has been used for many special events.

Randwick

The City of Randwick in south-eastern Sydney is located on land that was once swamps and heath vegetation. Home to local Aboriginal people for thousands of years, the area remained relatively isolated to Europeans until the mid nineteenth century when Randwick village began to take shape. Little remains of this English-style village with development in post-war years dramatically changing the suburb.

Horseracing

Randwick racecourse

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Racecourse that predates the development of the suburbs around it.