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39-571: Wentworth Park is a park near the suburbs of Glebe and Ultimo in Sydney , New South Wales , Australia. The park contains several multi-purpose sporting pitches, cricket nets and a number of fitness installations. There is a playground in the southern area of the park and seating for picnics. Public toilets are next to the sports field. In the centre of the park is the Wentworth Park Sporting Complex . Wentworth Park

78-658: A greyhound racing track, is on the border with Ultimo . Glebe mini skateboarding ramp is located in Bicentennial Park off Chapman road, in between Glebe and Annandale. The mini was originally 3.5-foot (1.1 m) tall with a hump in the middle. Circa 2005 the original mini was removed and replaced with a traditional 4-foot (1.2 m) ramp, sans hump. Balmain South Sydney Cricket Club play at Jubilee Oval in Glebe. Glebe Dirty Reds compete in

117-466: A food court and cinema complex, and completed a renovation in July 2007 which added a fourth floor. Glebe has a popular market which is held on Saturdays in the grounds of Glebe Primary School. Arts, crafts, clothing and edibles are sold. They are known as the alternative markets for the alternative lifestyle goods that are offered. New and second-hand goods are sold there. Wentworth Park , which features

156-401: A mortgage. Glebe Point Road is the main road through the suburb, featuring a shopping strip, known for its specialty shops and cafés and for its variety of ethnic restaurants – Indian, Thai, Italian, Nepalese, Dutch-Indonesian, and other minority ethnic tastes. Broadway Shopping Centre was built on the landmark site of the former Grace Bros department store. The shopping centre includes

195-670: A permanent basis and would be using the ground for all home matches. Currently the ground is used by not only the Glebe Dirty Reds but also the Sydney Roosters for the Knock on Effect NSW Cup and Jersey Flegg matches. Glebe, New South Wales Glebe is an inner-western suburb of Sydney in New South Wales . Glebe is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of the Sydney central business district in

234-428: A pitch is most commonly composed of sod (grass) , but may also be artificial turf , sand , clay , gravel , concrete , or other materials. A playing field on ice may be referred to as a rink , for example an ice hockey rink , although rink may also refer to the entire building or, in the sport of curling , to either the building or a particular team. In the sport of cricket , the cricket pitch refers not to

273-702: A tertiary or technical institution. 57.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were England 4.4%, China 4.0%, New Zealand 2.7%, Vietnam 2.2% and United States 1.4%. 68.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 4.4%, Vietnamese 2.7%, Spanish 2.1%, Cantonese 1.7% and Greek 1.0%. The most common responses for religion were no religion 51.6% and Catholic 15.6%. Of occupied private dwellings in Glebe, 47.2% were semi-detached, 46.0% were flats or apartments and 5.0% were separate houses. 61.4% were rented, 19.4% were owned outright and 19.4% were owned with

312-457: Is conducted at Wentworth Park on Wednesday and Saturday nights as well as some special events. Greyhound races are conducted over 520 and 720 metres (1,706 and 2,362 ft). The track is a sand surface having been converted from grass in the 1990s. Hurdle racing was a feature of Wentworth Park until the early 1980s. It fell away and annual events were held in December for a number of years until

351-681: Is derived from the fact that the land on which it was developed was a glebe , originally owned by the Anglican Church . 'The Glebe' was a land grant of 162 hectares (400 acres) given by Governor Arthur Phillip to Reverend Richard Johnson , Chaplain of the First Fleet , in 1790. In the 19th century, Glebe was home to the architect Edmund Blacket , who had migrated from England. Blacket built his family home, Bidura , on Glebe Point Road in 1858, designing it along conventional Victorian Regency lines. He also designed St John's Church, on

390-411: Is one of the names for a multi-sport athletic space, typically constructed outdoors, where such games as basketball , volleyball , paddle tennis and other racquet sports, and up to a dozen more games and activities can be played. They are usually smaller than a regulation tennis (120' x 60')or basketball (84'x50')court, although there is no set dimensions or size for a game court. The game-court concept

429-450: Is used by local schools and charity groups as well other community sporting groups for sporting events. Since the 1980s, The New South Wales Greyhound Owners Breeders and Trainers Association (NSW GBOTA) has been the primary license holder of Wentworth Park (previously sharing with the now defunct NSW National Coursing Association Club). Greyhound racing is held at the venue every Wednesday and Saturday nights from 7.00pm. The biggest event of

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468-575: The Collectors Mark on the third Sunday of the month. There is also a Jewellery and Deceased Estate Auction held approximately every 6 weeks. Tenants to the Wentworth Park complex include Janison Exam Management (formerly Language Testing Consultants (LTC)), The New South Wales Greyhound Breeders, Owners and Trainers Association (NSW GBOTA), Equilibrium Climatec Joint Venture, Kane Constructions and Traino Australia. The infield oval

507-504: The Inner West region. Glebe is surrounded by Blackwattle Bay and Rozelle Bay, inlets of Sydney Harbour , in the north. The suburb of Ultimo lies to the east and the suburbs of Annandale and Forest Lodge lie to the west. The southern boundary is formed by Parramatta Road and Broadway . Broadway is a locality sited along the road of the same name, which is located on the border of Glebe, Chippendale and Ultimo. Glebe's name

546-613: The Ron Massey Cup . Schools in the suburb include Glebe Public School (on Glebe Point Road), St James Catholic School (on Woolley Street), Forest Lodge Public School (Bridge Road) and St Scholastica's College (on Avenue Road). The Blackwattle Bay Campus of Sydney Secondary College sits on the site of the old Glebe High School. Tranby Aboriginal College is located in a heritage-listed house, Tranby , in Mansfield Street. The Inner West Light Rail has two stations in

585-566: The University of New South Wales . 19th century housing stock is largely intact, having undergone restoration as a result of gentrification . It is popular with city-workers and students due to its proximity to the Central Business District as well as University of Sydney , the University of Technology Sydney , and the University of Notre Dame Australia . Glebe is a popular destination for backpacker tourism due to

624-562: The Easter carnival. The Carnival attracts approximately 2,500 racegoers. The final night is held annually on Easter Saturday. On 5 January 2018, it was announced that the Glebe Dirty Reds would return to Wentworth Park to play pre-season games which would be the first time that rugby league has been played there in 90 years. The matches also featured Newtown and the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles . On 17 February 2019,

663-615: The Glebe Dirty Reds played in a pre-season trial game against the North Sydney Bears at Wentworth Park; and won, 24–12. This was the first time the two clubs had met since 1929. The day also featured two other matches with Newtown playing against the North Sydney Intrust Super Premiership NSW side and Ryde-Eastwood against Sydney University rugby league team . In 2023, it was announced that Glebe would be returning to Wentworth Park on

702-501: The bars and cafes of Glebe Point Road and the aforementioned proximity to the city. At its south-eastern end is the Glebe Estate, an area of Housing Commission properties, mainly consisting of low density affordable Victorian terrace houses (similar to the surrounding private houses), single cottages and small complexes, purchased by the government of Gough Whitlam as a massive urban renewal project to provide public housing for

741-754: The competition in 1930. In the 1970s, feminist activists took over an abandoned terrace house in Westmoreland Street and set up Australia's first women's shelter, the Elsie Refuge . This was one of many properties left empty in the area due to government plans to build the North-East Expressway. The demolition of parkland and houses in Glebe was averted after the NSW Builders Labourers Federation placed bans on such work. The original vegetation

780-481: The corner of Glebe Point Road and St Johns Road. The church was built from 1868 to 1870. The suburb of Glebe was home to a first grade football team in the New South Wales Rugby League . The Glebe Dirty Reds were formed in 1908 and played in the first seasons of rugby league in Australia, with home games at Wentworth Park . The foundation club did not win a premiership and was excluded from

819-500: The design. The surface of a game court—as opposed to simply playing on concrete or asphalt—is designed for safe play and to reduce injury. Many people have started to use suspended athletic courts to cover old athletic courts like tennis courts and basketball courts. The surface should provide appropriate traction for various types of sports and activities, as well as shock or force reduction to minimize overuse and stress injuries. Game courts are typically custom-designed to

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858-498: The entire field of play , but to the section of the field on which batting and bowling take place in the centre of the field. The pitch is prepared differently from the rest of the field, to provide a harder surface for bowling. A pitch is often a regulation space, as in an association football pitch . The term level playing field is also used metaphorically to mean fairness in non-sporting human activities such as business where there are notional winners and losers. Game court

897-505: The home of Glebe Dirty Reds and sport in general. During the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand , an Australasian team defeated Great Britain at the ground before a crowd of approximately 15,000. The commencement of hostilities for World War I led to a downturn in patronage of the park's amenities although community functions, such as stretcher drills and polling were carried out here. The main effect of World War I

936-444: The interests of the family or organization, and are versatile in enabling a wide variety of sports to be played in a relatively small space. Some activities played on a game court are enjoyable modifications of other sports (such as short-court tennis) that allow for similar skills to be developed as the 'regulation' game, but on a reduced-scale court size. A typical game court of 50 by 30 feet (15.2 m × 9.1 m) might include

975-477: The mid-1990s. The nearby University of Technology, Sydney and other educational facilities regularly held student examinations within two levels of the grandstand. The Grandstand is also used for Trade Shows and Conferences including the Baking Association of Australia Best Pie Competition . An Antiques and Collectables Fair has been held every month since the early 2000's. It is currently run by

1014-603: The needy. Some houses in the Glebe estate have been sold off to private real estate, including a high density tower block, and a large complex. This area has the third highest Aboriginal population in Sydney. Glebe has a number of heritage-listed sites, including the following sites listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register : The following buildings are listed on other heritage registers: Sports ground For most sports

1053-439: The new facility. After numerous complaints regarding the management of the competition, the construction commenced and by 1882 opinion had turned favourably to the new ovals, greens, paths, lakes and other facilities offered in the park, named in honour of William Wentworth . Throughout the 1880s and 1890s, the park came to serve as a focus for community activities including concerts, celebrations, moving pictures and in particular

1092-554: The new track opened. The opening had been delayed due to the construction of the track taking longer than expected. Wentworth Park Sporting Complex is a multi-purpose sporting facility . Over the years, the facility has been used for various sports including soccer , rugby union , rugby league , greyhound racing , and speedway . Wentworth Park is located two kilometres (one mile) from the Sydney central business district . Greyhound racing began at Wentworth Park in October 1932. It

1131-483: The official term is field of play , although this is not regularly used by those outside refereeing/umpiring circles. The field of play generally includes out-of-bounds areas that a player is likely to enter while playing a match, such as the area beyond the touchlines in association football and rugby or the sidelines in American and Canadian football , or the " foul territory " in baseball . The surface of

1170-407: The stench that continued to arise from the water and mud. Infilling of the creek and head of the swamp commenced in 1876 and continued until 1880. Silt dredged from Sydney Harbour was used to carry out the process and numerous sea walls and dykes were constructed as part of the program. When the area was filled, trustees were appointed to manage the new park and a competition was announced to design

1209-508: The suburb, Glebe and Jubilee Park, with the journey from Glebe to Central railway station taking just under twenty minutes. Transit Systems route 431 runs from Martin Place via Elizabeth Street , Broadway and Glebe Point Road, terminating at Glebe Point . Route 433 runs from Railway Square , along Glebe Point Road and continuing to Balmain . Transdev John Holland route 370 runs from Glebe Point to Coogee via Newtown , Alexandria and

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1248-504: The use of league or grounds gatemen led the League to decide to use other grounds. From 1928 until 1936, Wentworth Park was also used as a speedway and was known as Wentworth Speedway. The first racing took place on 21 April 1928 and continued until 28 November 1936. Motorcycle speedway was the first category to use the venue, with competitors including future Speedway World Champions Lionel Van Praag and Bluey Wilkinson . Wentworth Park

1287-619: The year at Wentworth Park is the TAB Million Dollar Chase with the winner of the race going home with $ A1,000,000. The event also has a strong focus on the welfare side of the industry, with 100% of all entry fees donated to the GRNSW charity, Greyhounds as Pets, to help with re-homing of greyhounds after their racing careers. The other major event is the Group 1 Golden Easter Egg which provides prize money of A$ 1,000,000 across

1326-609: Was also home to Annandale rugby league team throughout their existence from 1910 to 1920. After the Glebe Dirty Reds were removed from the competition at the end of 1929, Balmain Tigers continued to play some of their home matches at the ground. The final game of first grade rugby league played at Wentworth Park was in Round 2, 1931 when the Balmain Tigers played against University with Balmain Tigers winning 29–14. A question over

1365-417: Was initially a creek and swamp, known from the 1830s as Blackwattle Cove Swamp. Between the 1830s and 1860s, various toxic industries were established along the shore, including, in particular, abattoirs and boiling down works. The pollution from these works befouled the swamp so that, even after the removal of these establishments from the area, the local council lobbied to have the area in-filled because of

1404-825: Was popularized by Sport Court in the 1970s, and some generic references are made to game courts as 'sport courts', although that is a trademark of Connor Sport Court International, LLC. Game courts are often found in residential backyards, giving families and children opportunities for healthy recreation close to home. Game courts are usually constructed using a rectangular sub-base made from concrete or asphalt, then covered with an open-grid modular polypropylene (or similar) sports surface to improve safety. Most feature athletic equipment such as basketball goals, net systems for racquet sports, volleyball and badminton, lights for nighttime play, fencing or ball containment netting, hockey/soccer goals, lines or markings for various sports, and practice or training components can also be incorporated into

1443-545: Was the Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest . A veteran Ironbark still grows at the grounds of St John's Anglican Church, at Glebe Point Road. At the 2021 census , 11,680 people were living in Glebe, compared to 11,532 people at the 2016 census. In 2021, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.3% of the population. Of people attending an educational institution, 13.5% were in primary school, 10.8% in secondary school and 44.5% in

1482-528: Was the introduction of a large number of timber sheds used to store wool for the war effort. These sheds lingered on at the park for a number of years after the war. Wentworth Park was originally a rugby league sports ground in the Glebe area, the home ground of the Glebe Dirty Reds who were a part of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership at the time of the competition's inception. The ground

1521-423: Was the site of Sydney's first ever Speedcar race on 5 October 1935. The final speedway meeting was to have taken place on 5 December 1936, but track damage and noise complaints saw the meeting cancelled. During July 1938 the government granted a second greyhound racing licence (consisting of 26 fixtures) for Wentworth Park. Although the licence was granted in July 1938 it was not until Saturday 28 October 1939 that

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