It would continue to move through several owners and uses, including a golf club, military camp and grenade firing range in WWII, until the estate was subdivided into small hobby farms in 1961. The south-west and western part of the original estate was transformed into the raceway, built in 1962. Print this calendar. But that does not mean it doesn’t have a long history. The area has a rural character with open pastures and rolling hills. Information used in the Changing Camden blog is from the resources of the Camden Library Local Studies Collection. Home Browse Log in Join RacingCalendar! For rebate submissions and enquiries contact rebates@greenfields.net.au 03/05/1964. Camden Narellan Advertiser. Camden Council’s new Administration Building is being constructed, and a new library and community centre are in the final stages of planning. 24/11/1963. The estate’s latest transformation is into a residential area for the rapidly developing Camden LGA. Camden Narellan Advertiser. 05/07/1964. Throughout its 48 years of operation, the raceway has hosted a number of major racing events including the V8 Supercar Championship Series, Australian Grand Prix, and Superbike World Championship. Sales are currently made by an 'Appointment Only' process. Domain of “powerful colonial elite.” Macarthur Chronicle. Our main priority is the safety and wellbeing of our customers and staff. Featuring an extensive legacy as a raceway and possessing a fine example of colonial architecture, Oran Park is far from being the new kid on the block. The circuit was eventually closed in January 2010 to make way for the development of Oran Park Town. 07/03/1965. Oran Park Raceway was located at Camden on the outskirts of Sydney in New South Wales Australia. You wonder how many of the residents of the smart suburban housing of Ashby Street even know that this was once where famous flyover was lo… Oran Park Town opened for land sales on March 2010. 01/03/1964. Shortly before this unique track went the way of Riverside Raceway and Trenton Speedway, iRacing’s laser-scanning crew mapped Oran Park’s different configurations, thus … Read the Rest » By the time of its closure it not only saw many kinds of notable races, but earned a reputation as one of the best circuits in the country (Bertola, 2007). 09/09/1962. 28/04/1963. Part of the original estate is the location of the Oran Park Motor Racing Circuit. New town welcomes first residence. The Oran Park estate is representative of the layout of a country manor estate with views afforded to and from the manor over the landscape and to the important access points of the estate. During World War II Narellan Army Camp was based at Oran Park. Prime mover truck motor race, c.1997. Georgopoulos, M. (2014). Macarthur Chronicle. The following year it opened and has since seen a great amount of racing from a variety of motor sports, including V8 Super Cars, Australian Touring Car Championships, Superbike World Championships, NASCAR and AUSCAR, and twice hosting the Australian Grand Prix. Cpyright: Camden Council Library Service. The property was later owned by Atwill George Kendrick and then the Moore family who sold the house and land to B Robbins and a Mr Smith operated a golf course with trotting facilities. Stillitano, I. Leppington Pastoral Company (owned by the Perich family) in a joint-venture with Landcom with an estimated 11,500 dwellings and 33,00 people to reside in Oran Park and Turner Road. The area has a rural character with open pastures and rolling hills. Oran Park is one of the newest and most rapidly developing residential areas in the Camden LGA. The area was originally made up of two principal land grants, one of 2,000 acres, Harrington Park, granted to William Campbell in 1815 and another to George Molle in 1817, Netherbyes, of 1600 acres. * In 2015, the current owners of Oran Park House, Harrington Estate, renamed it Catherine Park House as part of the Catherine Park Estate development to the north of the house. 23/06/1963. The first residents moved into their new homes on the estate in 2011, and sales have been booming ever since (Stillitano, 2011; Georgopoulos, 2014). The suburb is being developed by. The two-storey Georgian-style house was built in c.1857. Copyright: Camden Council Library Service. The homestead and stables were sold in 1969 by John and Peggy Cole and purchased by the Dawson-Damers, members of the English aristocracy. Photo: Lynton Hemer. The house was acquired by Thomas C Barker (of Maryland and Orielton), who sold it to Campbelltown grazier Edward Lomas Moore (of Badgally) in 1871. Front facade of Oran Park House, 1991. Bertola, V. (2007). Ward, M. (2011). 1969 - Peter Brock in the Holden powered Diamond Valley Speed Shop Austin at Oran Park. 18/02/1962. It is written as a tribute to the 1000's of volunteers who made the action possible and as a reminder that Motor Racing in Australia has become over commercialised with too many one-off road circuit events with very limited eligibility for the majority of potential competitors. He was a prominent motor racing identity and was killed in an accident in West Sussex in 2000. Camden Council’s new Administration Building is now open and a new library and community centre were opened on 30 June 2018. Special thanks to Venessa Cowley for sharing this: National Open Meeting — November 20, 1966; Programme Covers. One of Australia’s most historic race tracks, Oran Park lives forever on iRacing.com even though it fell to the wreckers’ ball and bulldozers in 2010 to make way for a housing development. If you're feeling unwell please avoid coming into the office. Donate About Help & FAQ Contact. The blog is written for historical interest and the views expressed are not those of Camden Council or Camden Library Service. Oran Park appears on the pre-1827 map as part of Harrington Park. Location Narellan, New South Wales, Australia. Oran Park is part of the South West Growth Area which is eventually planned to accommodate 295,000 people by 2031. Oran Park Town has seen numerous community facilities emerge, from schools, churches, a retirement home, and the Podium retail complex and business Hub. Old Silo at Oran Park, 1991. Oran Park is on the traditional land of the Dharawal people. Today nothing at all remains of the unique figure-of-eight circuit, though some of the Oran Park suburb's street names hint at its celebrated past; Peter Brock Drive, Matich Place, Skaife Street and many others hark back to famous names to have competed in the vicinity. 1969 - CES EVANS Old Motor Racing Photographs - Australia facebook photo feature. Oran Park Town has seen numerous community facilities emerge, from schools, churches, a retirement home, and the Podium retail complex and business hub. Copyright: Camden Historical Society. 22/11/1964. The main grand prix circuit is 2.6 km long with a mixture of slow, technical and fast sweeping corners as well as changes in elevation around the track. 22/09/1963. Apart from the main racing circuit there area has had a number of subsidiary activities including a two dirt circuits, two four wheel training venues, a skid pan and a go-kart circuit. Like other Macarthur Era homes of its kind, it was one of the domains of the “powerful colonial elite” (Ian Willis, quoted in Ward, 2011). Join now! Oran Park House. Copyright: Camden Council Library Service. The house, like many of its contemporaries including Camden Park House, was in a Georgian palladium style, featuring expansive vistas. The land was part of a land grant given to John Campbell’s uncle, William Douglas Campbell, called Harrington Park, itself also subdivided into a housing estate earlier this century. 18/11/1962. 20/09/1964. 01/07/1962. Last lap closer for Oran Park. The median house price in April 2018 was $785,000. However, unlike the continued residence of the Macarthur descendants in Camden Park House, Oran Park House was sold to the Moore family of Bagdally and Campbelltown. Oran Park Raceway. The main building at the Oran Park Raceway, 1997. Complete Programmes. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Oran Park Raceway was a motor racing circuit at Narellan south west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia which was operational from February 1962 until its closure in January 2010. John ‘DD’ Dawson-Damer was an Old Etonian and car collector. 1969 - Ces Evans lifts the inside front wheel of his 48 series Holden at Oran Park. 25/03/1962. Social distancing and hygiene practices apply. Oran Park’s history, with its legacy of the raceway and colonial house, is set to be integrated into all of these new developments as it enters a new phase of its future. The racing circuit has been used for a variety of motorsport including club motorkhanas, touring cars, sports sedans, production cars, open-wheelers, motocross and truck racing The track closed in 2010 to become a housing estate.

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