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Sporting venue

Type - Sporting venue
Acer Arena
Alan Davidson Oval Sydney Park
Albert Ground
Amaroo Park
Balgowlah Oval
Canterbury Velodrome
Concord Oval
Coogee Surf Club
Eastlakes Golf course
Evergreen Tennis and Squash Courts
Glaciarium
Golden Gloves Gymnasium
Gore Hill Oval
Harold Park Paceway
Hyde Park racecourse
Kensington racecourse
Killara Golf Club
Kyeemagh Polo Ground
Leichhardt Stadium
Liverpool Speedway
Lofberg Oval
Manly Oval
Marconi Stadium
Marrickville Golf Course
Melita Stadium Granville
Menangle Park Paceway
Montview Oval
Moorefield racecourse
Mount Druitt Raceway
North Ryde Golf Course
North Sydney Oval
Olympia Speedway
Oran Park Raceway
Parramatta Stadium
Picken Oval
Pymble Golf Course
Redfern Oval
Rosehill racecourse
Sir Joseph Banks Pleasure Gardens
St Luke's Oval
State Sports Centre
Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation
Sydney Cricket Ground
Sydney Elite Skating Rink
Sydney Football Stadium
Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre
Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre
Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre
Sydney Showground Speedway
Sydney Sports Ground
Sydney Stadium
The Lakes Golf course
Victoria Park racecourse
Warwick Farm Raceway
Wentworth Park Sporting Complex
Westmead Speedway
White City
Wills Ground

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Sporting venue

Acer Arena

Indoor arena at Sydney Olympic Park, which is a venue for basketball, netball and concerts.

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Alan Davidson Oval Sydney Park

Cricket and Australian Rules football oval in Sydney Park.

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Albert Ground

Major cricket ground in Sydney until establishment of Sydney Cricket Ground. Now occupied by public housing.

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Amaroo Park

Motor racing circuit located in Annangrove which was developed as a housing estate after it closed.

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Balgowlah Oval

Cricket ground adjacent to Balgowlah Golf Course.

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Canterbury Velodrome

Velodrome at Charles Street Canterbury which had once seated 12000 people for cycling, wrestling and boxing matches.

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Concord Oval

Oval seating 20,000 built in 1987 for the Rugby Union World Cup match.

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Coogee Surf Club

Prominent two storey brick clubhouse at the southern end of Coogee Beach which replaced a wooden club built in 1910.

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Eastlakes Golf course

Golf course established on part of what was known as the Sydney Water reserve.

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Evergreen Tennis and Squash Courts

Sporting facility at Cromer which was closed in 2016 and sold for housing.

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Glaciarium

Ice rink run by the nearby Sydney Cold Stores which attracted skaters from all over Sydney until the run-down facility was closed in the 1950s. The site had previously been the Cyclorama.

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Golden Gloves Gymnasium

Boxing gymnasium at 49 Glebe Point Road which trained many of the best Indigenous boxers.

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Gore Hill Oval

Recreational area.

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Harold Park Paceway

Running grounds in Glebe which was developed in part of the Toxteth Estate in 1890 for pony racing, trotting and athletics. The course had various names and owners until it was named Harold Park after the imported American trotting horse Childe Harold in 1929. From 1929 to 1987 it also hosted greyhound race meetings. The venue closed in 2010 and is now the site of medium density housing.

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Hyde Park racecourse

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Racetrack established in Hyde Park by officers of the 73rd Regiment for recreation and entertainment.

Kensington racecourse

Pony racecourse on the current site of the University of New South Wales at Kensington which was used as a military camp during the wars.

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Killara Golf Club

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Private golf club built on former dairy paddocks at Killara.

Kyeemagh Polo Ground

Polo ground near the mouth of the Cooks River which was closed when Kingsford Smith airport expanded.

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Leichhardt Stadium

Stadium in Balmain Road Leichhardt which hosted boxing and wrestling.

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Liverpool Speedway

Dirt speedway at Green Valley which was converted to housing and a shopping plaza after it closed.

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Lofberg Oval

Playing field within Bicentennial Park Pymble.

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Manly Oval

Sports ground at Manly.

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Marconi Stadium

Soccer field at Bossley Park.

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Marrickville Golf Course

Public golf course in the Cooks River valley.

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Melita Stadium Granville

Home ground of the Melita Eagles Sports Club.

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Menangle Park Paceway

Harness racing track which was requisitioned by the army during both world wars. In 1942 an aerodrome was constructed for use by the Royal Navy. It reopened as a paceway in 1953 and was totally reconstructed in 2008.

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Montview Oval

Sporting oval on Montview Parade, Hornsby Heights.

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Moorefield racecourse

Racecourse established by Peter Moore in 1888 at the corner of President Avenue and Rocky Point Road (now Princes Highway) Kogarah. The site is now occupied by Moorefield Girls high school and St George TAFE.

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Mount Druitt Raceway

Motor racing circuit near Whalan, now a park known as Whalan Reserve

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North Ryde Golf Course

Golf course in North Ryde between Lane Cove Road and Twin Road, established in 1935.

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North Sydney Oval

First used for cricket in 1867 it also hosts all football codes over the years.

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Olympia Speedway

Australia's first major motor racing venue financed by a syndicate of Sydney businessmen on 33 hectares of Crown Land at Maroubra. It operated for about 10 years but poor design, five fatalaties and reduced attendance lead to its closure and redevelopment as a residential area and Coral Sea Park.

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Oran Park Raceway

Motor racing circuit near Cobbitty which was redeveloped as the suburb of Oran Park.

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Parramatta Stadium

Sporting facility opened in 1986.

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Picken Oval

Reserve situated in Brighton Avenue, Croydon Park.

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Pymble Golf Course

Golf course west of Mona Vale Road and the St Ives Shopping Village.

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Redfern Oval

Rugby league ground which is home of the South Sydney Rabbitohs rugby league club. It adjoins Redfern Park and was originally established as a sportsground as part of the park design in the 1880s.

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Rosehill racecourse

Racecourse in western Sydney.

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Sir Joseph Banks Pleasure Gardens

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Gardens, sporting fields and zoo established beside the Sir Joseph Banks Hotel in Botany, which became a tourist attraction for Sydneysiders who travelled there, first by horse-tram and then electric tram.

St Luke's Oval

Sporting field at Crane Street, Concord.

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State Sports Centre

Multi-purpose indoor sporting arena at Sydney Olumpic Park constructed in 1984.

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Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation

Centre for sports training and recreational activities on Narrabeen Lagoon.

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Sydney Cricket Ground

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Cricket oval near Moore Park, which opened in 1854 and has since become a modern sports stadium.

Sydney Elite Skating Rink

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Roller skating rink on Elizabeth Street in Surry Hills.

Sydney Football Stadium

Sport stadium at Moore Park used for several football codes.

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Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre

Aquatic centre at Sydney Olympic Park opened in 1994. It hosted the swimming events at the 2000 Olympics

 

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Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre

Tennis venue at Sydney Olympic Park, opened in 1999. It hosted the tennis events for the 2000 Olympics.

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Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre

Tennis venue at Sydney Olympic Park, built in 1999. It hosted the tennis events at the 2000 Olympics.

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Sydney Showground Speedway

Dirt speedway venue at the former Sydney Showground in Moore Park.

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Sydney Sports Ground

Sporting venue in Moore Park which was demolished in 1986 in order to build the Sydney Football Stadium. The ground was located where the Sydney Football Stadium car park now sits.

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Sydney Stadium

Sporting and entertainment venue in Rushcutters Bay that was demolished to make way for the Eastern Suburbs railway.

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The Lakes Golf course

Golf course established in an area at Kingsford which had formed part of Sydney's water supply scheme.

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Victoria Park racecourse

Privately owned pony racecourse on reclaimed land in Zetland. When closed after World War II it became a factory site before recent development for high density housing.

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Warwick Farm Raceway

Motor racing track built in 1960 on the site of the Warwick Farm horse racing track with which it was to co-exist throughout its thirteen years history.

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Wentworth Park Sporting Complex

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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Westmead Speedway

Racing car circuit at Cumberland Oval Parramatta. It is now the site of Westmead Hospital.

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White City

Paddington amusement park designed as a white city with mountains of snow. It had Australia's biggest scenic railway and merry-go-round and closed in 1916. The White City Stadium, located at the White City Tennis Club, was built on the site in 1922. Once an iconic part of Sydney's sporting life, the property fell into disrepair and was sold by Tennis NSW in 2005.

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Wills Ground

Sportsground by the Cooks River on Wardell Road in Earlwood. It was developed in 1921 by Anthony Hordern & Sons for the use of employees and known as the Hordernian Sports Ground.

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