Australian Championship
1946 - 1947
Australian Final
Sydney
(Speedway Sports Ground)
21.02.1947
(3-laps)
semifinals:
Vic Duggan (NSW), Ray Duggan (NSW), Cliff Parkinson-(GB) (53,2)
Lionel Van Praag (NSW), Frank Dolan (NSW), ? Lawson (NSW) (53,2)
Final:
Vic Duggan, Lionel Van Praag, Ray Duggan, Frank Dolan (53,2)
Marked in blue, for English Qualifications 1947.
Australian Championship
Maribyrong
08.03.1947
(2-laps)
| 1. Bill Rogers |
VIC |
9 |
3,3,3 |
| 2. Lionel Van Praag |
NSW |
9 |
3,3,3 |
| 3. Aub Lawson |
NSW |
9 |
3,3,3 |
| 4. Fred Tracey |
VIC |
5 |
1,2,2 |
| 5. Frank Woodroofe |
SA |
5 |
2,1,2 |
| 6. Max Pearce |
VIC |
4 |
2,0,2 |
| 7. Percy Day |
VIC |
3 |
0,2,1 |
| 8. Geoff Blythe |
VIC |
3 |
1,2,0 |
| 9. Bat Byrnes |
VIC |
3 |
2,1,0 |
| 10. Laurie Jamieson |
SA |
3 |
1,1,1 |
| 11. Ron Hyde |
VIC |
1 |
0,1,0 |
1-heat: L.V.Praag, Byrnes (41,2/5)
2-heat: A.Lawson, M.Peace (42,2/5)
3-heat: B.Rogers, F.Woodroofe (42,0)
4-heat: A.Lawson, P.Day (43,3/5)
5-heat: L.V.Praag, G.Blythe (41,2/5)
6-heat: B.Rogers, F.Tracey (41,2/5)
7-heat: A.Lawson, G.Blythe (40,0)
8-heat: L.V.Praag, F.Tracey (40,2/5)
9-heat: B.Rogers, M.Peace (41,2/5)
Final:
B.Rogers, L.V.Praag, A.Lawson (39,3/5) TR
Australian Championship
Brisbane
(Brisbane Exhibition)
03.03.1947
(4-laps)
1-heat: Andy Menzies (VIC) (74,6), Keith Cox (QLD) (77,6), Eric Collins (QLD), Ron Bainbridge (VIC)
2-heat: Charlie Spinks (QLD) (78,4), Keith Gurtner (NSW) (79,6), Hugh Gedder (NSW)
3-heat: Wild Bill Rogers (VIC) (77,0), Archie Neil (QLD) (77,8), Dick Smythe (QLD), Bonnie Wardell (QLD)
Final:
Andy Menzies (74,6), Charlie Spinks, Keith Cox
New South Wales Championship
Sydney
(Speedway Sports Ground)
27.01.1947
(3-laps)
quarterfinals:
1 - Lionel Van Praag (NSW), Charles "Peewee" Cullum (USA), Cliff Parkinson (NSW), Jack Arnfield (NSW) (55,3/5)
2 - Aub Lawson (NSW), Cordy Milne (USA), Bill Melluish (NSW), Clem Mitchell (SA) (54,1/5)
3 - Ray Duggan (NSW), "Wild Bill" Rogers (VIC), Jack Biggs (VIC), Jack Chignell (NSW) (54,4/5)
4 - Vic Duggan (NSW), "Dutch" Muller (USA), Ern Brecknell (SA), Frank Dolan (NSW) (56,1/5)
semifinals:
L.V.Praag, R. Duggan, C. Milne, D. Muller (57,3/5)
V. Duggan, A. Lawson, W. Rogers, P. Cullum (54,0)
Final:
Vic Duggan, Lionel Van Praag, Ray Duggan, Aub Lawson (52,8)
Queensland Championship
Brisbane
01.02.1947
(4-laps)
Archie Neil (NSW)
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