Boolaroo Racecourse

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Boolaroo Racecourse
LocationBoolaroo, New South Wales
Course typeFlat

Boolaroo Racecourse is a former racecourse near the suburb of Boolaroo, New South Wales, Australia. It is now grassland.

The racecourse was served by a railway station on the Main North Line that opened on 9 October 1902. The station was closed on 14 May 1942 and removed.

A number of aircraft used the racecourse as an emergency landing site, including the aircraft Southern Cross flown by Charles Kingsford Smith in 1927.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article45984742 Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW : 1888 - 1954) Monday 20 June 1927 p 1