| year |
Australian sporting history on this day |
1873 |
Live
hare coursing was held for the first time in Australia at
Sunbury in Victoria. |
1927 |
Epping
Greyhound Track near Sydney opened featuring the first mechanical
hare in Australia. |
1951 |
Hawkesbury
Race Club held its first race meeting at its own track. |
1964 |
Margaret
Smith and Lesley Turner won the women's doubles crown at
the French Open in Paris. |
1971 |
New
South Wales water skier Wayne Jones broke the 100 mile an
hour skiing barrier on the Hawkesbury River. |
2001 |
Australian
swimming coach Terry Gathercole died aged 65 |
