The White City Greyhound racing stadium was built at Tottenham in 1927, with the intention that mechanical lures and not live hares be used as pacemakers. The first meeting was held on 10 December 1927 but within 3 days, after strong lobbying by other sports bodies, the Victorian Government banned betting on greyhound racing if mechanical lures were used instead of live hares. This caused some financial problems to the shareholders. For a time the average weekly attendances were 9000, and races were held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. Whippet Races, Goat Races, Monkeys on greyhounds, and Professional Foot racing were also tried to attract attendances. After 28 years of bureaucratic interference, and using live hares as greyhound pacemakers, the White City stadium held its last meeting on 29 December 1955. On 31 December the Victorian Government finally allowed betting on greyhound races that used mechanical lures. Manufacturing industry (Olex Cables) took over the White City site. Transport to the White City stadium was provided by train, with only a single platform available on the Down side of Tottenham, even though double train lines existed. Special train services were run from Flinders Street to the White City platform, and for a while a parcels coach was provided for the transport of dogs. As industry developed in the area some trains also stopped at the White City platform in the mornings and late afternoons to transport workers. In 1981 when the grade separation at Ashley Street next to the Tottenham station was completed, the new train lines on the Upper Level came into operation, and so the White City platform was closed down and eventually demolished. The above historical information was sourced from the booklet "GOING TO THE DOGS" by Tom Rigg.Greyhound racing has always been popular in Melbourne's western suburbs. The White City stadium in Tottenham was a major centre for the sport until 1955, enabling those who could not afford race horses to take part in an animal racing sport. The demolition of first the stadium and years later the railway platform, has relegated the name White City and its past relevance to the western suburbs, into history.Two low aerial photographs of the White City Coursing stadium (Greyhound racing), plus a CD containing the same two images as well as a few other local images. The Coursing stadium was located about 500 metres from the Tottenham railway station on the down line towards Sunshine station. The photographs are thought to be from circa late 1920's to early 1930's, and one shows the view from the north facing south, while the other from the west facing east. The latter also shows built up areas of West Footscray and beyond.Only on the negatives at the State Library. We do not hold a copy of these.white city, greyhound racing stadium, coursing track, white city station, tottenham, whippet, gambling, live hare, mechanical lure

Pictorial history of Box Hill from 1930 to 1960, covering development, government, community services, industry, transport, arts and entertainment, war, sport, schools, churches, people, houses, shops, and centenary of local government.history, box hill, photographs, development, government, community services, industry, transport, arts, entertainment, war, sport, schools, churches, people, houses, shops, centenary, local government, 1930 - 1960

TEAM MEMBERS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT : - V HUTCHINS, E HARRIS, F JONES, V FAWCETT, C HUTCHINS, J FAWCETT, N DAWSON, U SPARKSPHOTOCOPY OF CLUNES BASKETBALL TEAM C 1939local history, photography, photographs, sport, basketball

ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH PROPERTY OF MR. WILLIAM HARRIS OF SUTHERLAND STREET CLUNES.BLACK & WHITE COPY OF ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH - GROUP OF MEN AND WOMEN ASSEMBLED AT EDGE OF BOWLING GREEN AT CLUNES BOWLING CLUB WITH BUILDING BEHIND. ORIGINAL PHOTO MADE BY HORNBY PHOTOGRAPHERS OF CLUNES.ON ORIGINAL "CLUNES BOWLING CLUB MID 1920? "HORNBY CLUNES" ON BACK "H. BARKELL CLUNES" "V. B. OWENS FRASER STREET CLUNES"local history, photography, photographs, sport, bowling club clunes

PHOTOGRAPH OF A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE ATTENDING THE OPENING OF THE TOURELLO TENNIS COURT ON 27TH FEBRUARY 1909local history, photography, photographs, sport, tourello tennis court

POSTCARD OF CLUNES BOWLING CLUBPLAYERS ON CLUNES GREEN BOWLING CLUB.BOWLING GREEN. (CLUNES) LACHLAN McLENNAN. MARKED WITH X.local history, document, postcard, sport, bowling club clunes

POSTCARD OF CLUNES BOWLING CLUBPHOTOGRAPH OF CLUNES BOWLING CLUBBOWLING GREEN CLUNESlocal history, document, postcard, sport, bowling club clunes

POSTCARD OF CLUNES BOWLING GREENPHOTOGRAPH OF CLUNES BOWLING GREEN.BOWLING GREEN (CLUNES) LACHLAN McLENNAN. MARKED WITH Xlocal history, document, postcard, sport, bowling club clunes

BOUGHT FROM "THE AGE" MELBOURNE ID 4828937.1 WOODEN FRAMED BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO (REPRODUCTION) OF BOBBY LEWIS, FOUR TIMES WINNER OF MELBOURNE CUP .2 WOODEN FRAME BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF BOBBY LEWIS .3 CD .4 LAMINATED CARD WITH BRIEF HISTORY OF BOBBY LEWIS COURIERlocal history, photography, photographs, sport, horseriding

COLOURED PHOTOGRAPH MENS BASKET BALL GAME IN PROGRESS AT CLUNES COMMUNITY CENTRElocal history, photography, photographs, sport, basket ball

SEE OVERPHOTOGRAPH OF CLUNES CRICKET CLUB - PREMIERS NEWLYN DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION SEASON 1967 - 68 .1 MOUNTED PHOTOGRAPH BLACK AND WHITE WITH NAMES LISTED UNDERNEATH .2 - .7 PHOTOCOPIES OF .1 local history, photography, photographs, sport, cricket

PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN IN CLUNES BOWLING CLUB CLUBROOM AT CELEBRATION CLUNES BOWLING CLUB CENTENARY ON JUNE 1ST, 1978BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF CLUNES BOWLING CLUB 1978 REAR - K. KINNERSLY, J. HILL, B. KINNERSLY, K. DELMENICO, C. HENDER, R. DOLAN, B. DOLAN, T. HARDEN SEATED - B. DELMINICO, K. FRASER, D. HILL (PRES) I. HILL, F. BOURKE, N. HILLlocal history, photography, photographs, sport, bowling club clunes

.1 ORIGINAL SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH OF LADIES BOLINDA VALE [CLUNES] & CLUNES FIRE BRIGADE CRICKET CLUBS . ALL WEARING UNIFORMS, AND HOLDING BATS- BALLS AND STUMPS. .2 COPY OF ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH BLACK AND WHITEBOLINDA VALE [12] FIRE BRIGADElocal history, photography, photographs, sport, cricket

.1 & .2 ORIGINAL MOUNTED PHOTOGRAPHS OF CLUNES FOOTBALL TEAM 1953. (2 ) (.1 HAS PASTED ON BACK, 1979 - 80 CRICKET TOUR DATES) .3 & .4 COPIES OF .2 .5 SMALL PHOTOGRAPH OF .2NAMES OF PLAYERS J.COON, R.MILLGATE, R.BARKER, I.LEISHMAN, W.TOOLE (PROPERTY) G.DONALDSON, T ANNEAR (GOAL) T COON, A FEATHERSTON, K VORBACK, G MACLENNAN, H TOOLE (V.PRES) G M JONES (SEC) K ROBINSON (PRES) J HIGGINS (TRAIN.) G HAWKINS. A STEART, J HUDSON, G COON, T WICKHAM (V.CAPT) F ATTCHISON (CAPT & COACH) W INGRAM, L BRUSASCHI, R ANDERSON, N MILLGATE, J MACLENNAN.local history, photography, photographs, sport, football

PRESENTATION PHOTOGRAPH TO ( BREHAUT ESQ. HON SEC )BY THE YOUNG MENS CLUBS CRICKET ASSOCIATION 1928-29local history, photography, photographs, sport, cricket

PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY RON PRYOR 1988COLOURED PHOTOGRAPHS CLUNES BOWLING CLUB HONOUR / MEMORIAL BOARDS. 1. DESIGNED AND DONATED BY LACHLAN McLENNAN - BILL JONES MEMORIAL. 2. DONATED BY W.S.&M. ANDERSON - CLUNES LADIES BOWLING CLUB. 3. JANET McDONALD MEMORIAL PAIRS. 4. CLUNES BOWLING CLUB PRESIDENTS & CHAMPIONS BOARD DONATED BY JACK McMILLAN. 5. CLUNES LADIES BOWLING CLUB CHAMPIONS AND PRESIDENTS.local history, photography, photographs, sport, bowling club clunes

PREMIERSHIP CUP PRESENTED BY MR. F.W. WEICKHARDT TO CLUNES ST-PAULS TENNIS TEAM, BEING WINNING TENNIS TEAM FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS..1 E.P.N.S. TWO HANDLED CUP. .2 STANDING ON A BLACK WOODEN BASE. WEICKHARDT CUP WON BY ST-PAULS TENNIS TEAM. 1931-1932-1933local history, trophies and awards, sport, tennis

COUNCELLOR W.C. FOULKES TURNING THE FIRST SOD AT THE FUTURE CLUNES SWIMMING POOL.BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF MR. W.C. FOULKES TURNING THE SOD AT CLUNES FOOTBALL OVAL IN PREPARATION OF MEMORIAL SWIMMING POOLlocal history, photography, photographs, sport, swimming

PREPARING TO BUILD NEW PICKET FENCE AT CLUNES BOWLING CLUB LIGAR STREET, CLUNESlocal history, photography, photographs, sport, bowling club clunes

TOM ANNEAR OVERSEEING ERECTION OF PICKET FENCE AT BOWLING CLUB LIGAR STREET CLUNESlocal history, photography, photographs, sport, bowling club clunes