The Way We Were XXX Aberdeen Slipper 1992

Featured Image: Acknowledge ‘The Way We Were’; A Pictorial History of the Scone District 1901 – 2001; by Anne McMullin, Kath Farrell and Audrey Entwisle. Federation Publication No. 4; Published by Scone and Upper Hunter Historical Society Inc. 2002

The Aberdeen Jockey Club ‘folded’ in January 1971 following severe flooding of the Hunter River across the race track on Jefferson Park. During my term as President of the Scone Race Club (1978 – 1984) we revived the ‘Aberdeen Jockey Club’ as a sub-committee of the Scone Race Club. It was a great success; largely thanks to the commitment of SRC Vice-President and Aberdeen Local (”Kelvinside”) Hilton Cope.

Frank Wilson was an expatriate Kiwi and a ‘colourful racing identity’!