DIAGRAM TOODYAY RACECOURSE ON BACK OF FIRE POSTER

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1946

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Overview

On the back of a commercially printed poster is a hand drawn diagram of the building layout of the Toodyay Racecourse (track not shown) - scale 30'0" to 1 inch.
The printed side is a World War 2 poster with the following text: 'Fire - The people of Britain urgently need food from us - Don’t let fire reduce its production' issued by Fire Prevention Week Organisation.

Historical information

The diagram of the racecourse buildings is likely to have been drawn up in response to post war plans to revive horse racing in Toodyay. After an approach to the Toodyay Road Board by the Toodyay Racing Club in January 1946, the Board decided as follows: That subject to the report and petitions by the Race Club, the Board agrees to spend £100 provided that a similar amount is spent by the sporting bodies concerned; the work to be carried out to the satisfaction of the Board's engineer.”

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2006.3

Item type

Objects

Material

Card

Width

315 mm

Height or length

505 mm

Themes

Social History

Contextual Information

In 1949 the Toodyay Racecourse was redesigned by Toodyay Race Club Secretary Michael Vincent Keating (who was also the Secretary–Engineer of the Toodyay Road Board). The course circuit had been plotted by Mr Thorpe, the Western Australian Turf Club course supervisor. The grandstand and the finishing straight were moved to the western side of the course. The natural slope of the land was adapted as a natural grandstand to afford spectators a good view. The work was done over 7 months by Road Board staff and busy-bees by the local residents.

Year

1946

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Historic significance

Shire of Toodyay

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