The start of the Trotters Race at Victoria Park - Now and Then.

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The start of the trotters race at Victoria Park, Greymouth, where the track was considered one of the best trotting tracks in the Dominion. 1963Date of Photo1963Map^[1]ContributorJack Lee

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Location (city or town)GreymouthLandmark (Place) Victoria ParkEventThe start of the Trotters Race at Victoria Park

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Date Created30th November 2023CommentsBarbara Macilquham
Where is the mall they promised to build when a lady developer was going to build one? No room for 2 malls they said so she backed off.we are still waiting.........!!

Peter McCutcheon
Barbara Macilquham exactly. It'll never happen

Barbara Macilquham
Peter McCutcheon they never intended it to happen!! We need one at Kaiata park

Peter McCutcheon
Barbara Macilquham guarantee if the developer built there's they'd have done it.

Barbara Macilquham
Peter McCutcheon exactly.she needs to come back

Frank ODonnell
The good old days it is a shame that it is like that

Mary Fenemor
Frank ODonnell Very Sad , Unbelievable the Shocking Way, its been, Let Go .

Peter McCutcheon
Frank ODonnell thank mawhera incorporation for that.

Ken OLeary
trained my first winner on that track

Janet Keats
Ken OLeary so did Gerald. Maurice Holmes last drive at Greymouth. Martis

Janet Keats
Gerald's dad Calvin had Lancewood win both trots on the same day that year at Greymouth.

Carolyn Luck
Mawhera Corporation to blame for this!!
They have ruined the business area in Greymouth and surrounding areas!!
Taken so much in rates and put nothing back into the area!!

Barbara Macilquham
Carolyn Luck did u see the new noel leeming building?!! Looks like they will stay put for a while.they should have demolished everything before putting up another building.way too close for comfort
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Ken OLeary
Sara Jones asking to much for the lease , bloody shame

What a shame and a waste of land that is I drive past and think the amount of things they could do there

Mary Costello
Great Memories as kids going with Mum & Dad...THE BEST HOTDOGS

Alissa Newton-Smallman
So sad
So many memories
So much hard work from many all just gone

Craig Smith
Went there bugger all for racing but did go to quite a few industries fairs, played a game of footy for Waro against Golden eagle and had a Waro end of year do in the function rooms about 97

Gavin Aldridge
You can thank the land owners for that. Bloody disgusting

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