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This new track at Shirriffs Road, Palmerston North, measuring 826 yards was the longest track in New Zealand in 1975. Mr J.A. Walding, MP for Palmerston North, opened the track followed by an international race meeting to mark the opening of the track.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Lo 11
Date
1975
Digitisation ID
2011P_Lo11_005018
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Palmerston North

Object rights

License
Attribution + NonCommercial

Taxonomy

Tags
buildings,
go carts,
racing,
sport,
Community Tags
awapuni,

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