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New Zealand v Australia

1933-34 Suggestions in a Speedway Star magazine (6 Jan 1962) that an Australian team toured New Zealand
in 1934 now appear to be unfounded.

1948-49 New Zealand won series 3-0
23.03 : Wellington (Hutt) New Zealand 30 Australia 18 8 heats
26/28.03* : Palmerston North New Zealand 37 Australia 11 8 heats
16.04 : Christchurch (Aranui) New Zealand 32 Australia 21 9 heats
* Meeting abandoned due to rain after 3 heats. Heats 4 to 8 were run two days later.
Note : A 4th match was held at Auckland between an Auckland team and Australia: Auckland 38 (George Mudgway 12, Merv Neil
10, Ray (Charlie) New 10, D Calder 6) Australia 10 (Braund 4, White 3, Trudgett 2, Waddell 1)
New Zealand Total Australia Total
Kevin Bock 10 10 28½ Bill Braund 8 2 8 18
Merv Neil - 12 - 12 Les Moore 1 5 5 11
Peter Dykes 11½ - - 11½ Fred White 4 1 4 9
Mick Holland - - 11 11 Arthur Trudgett 3 3 - 6
D Calder - 8 - 8 Jack Waddell 2 - 4 6
Alf Clarkin 4 4 - 8 Peter Dykes* - 0 - 0
B Bowe 6 - - 6
Jack Cunningham - - 6 6 * guest
A Lamport - - 4 4
Peter Pollett - 3 - 3
Trevor Redmond - - 1 1

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Australian team picture from the Wally Auckram collection

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1959-60 New Zealand won series 2½-½ Heat details below Attendance
OFFICIAL 28.12 : Auckland (Western Springs) New Zealand 46 Australia 23 10,000
02.01 : Auckland (Western Springs) New Zealand 36 Australia 36
09.01 : Auckland (Western Springs) New Zealand 43 Australia 29
New Zealand Total Australia Total
Merv Neil 16 15 14 45 Bill Bryden 5 16 12 33
Bryce Subritzky 14½ 12 4 30½ Keith Gurtner 8 13 0 21
Maury Dunn 7 6 10 23 Goog Allan 5 1 7 13
Lin Herbert 0 3 15 18 Ken Cameron 3 3 7 13
Barry Briggs - - Mick Simmonds 2 3 3 8
George Wi - 0 0 0
Bob Anderson - - 0* 0
* 1 uncompleted ride (ef; unable to get bike started for re-run)
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Heat Details
1st. Test at Auckland
Heat No. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 Total
Bryce Subritzky 3 2½+½ 2' 3 1 3 14½+1½
Barry Briggs R 2½+½ 3 - - 3 8½ + ½
Merv Neil 2 3 3 3 3 2' 16 + 1
Maury Dunn 0 R 2' 1 3 1 7 + 1
res Lin Herbert 0 0 0
NEW ZEALAND 3 5 10 13 18 23 26 30 33 37 42 46 46
AUSTRALIA 0 4 5 8 9 10 13 15 18 20 21 23 23
Bill Bryden F 2 1 2 F - 5
Ken Cameron F 1' 0 1' 1' 0 3 + 3
Keith Gurtner 3 1 0 2 2 0 8
Mick Simmonds 1 F - 0 - 1 2
res Goog Allan 1 2 2 5
2nd. Test at Auckland
Heat No. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 Total
Merv Neil 1' 3 2 3 3 3 15 + 1
Lin Herbert 2 0 R 1' - R 3 + 1
Maury Dunn 1' 0 2 2 0 1 6 + 1
Bryce Subritzky 2 3 1' 3 2 1 12 + 1
res George Wi 0 0
NEW ZEALAND 3 6 9 12 14 17 20 23 25 28 32 36 36
AUSTRALIA 3 6 9 12 16 19 22 25 29 32 34 36 36
Keith Gurtner 3 1' 3 3 2 1' 13 + 2
Mick Simmonds 0 2 R 1 0 0 3
Bill Bryden 3 2 1 3 3 2 2 16
Ken Cameron 0 1' F - 2 3 + 1
res Goog Allan 1' 1 + 1
3rd. Test at Auckland
Heat No. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 Total
Bryce Subritzky 1 0 - 2' R 1' 4 + 2
Lin Herbert 3 3 3 1' 3 2 15 + 1
Merv Neil 3 2' 2 3 2' 2 14 + 2
Maury Dunn 2' 1 1 2 1 3 10 + 1
res George Wi 0 0
res Bob Anderson R,ns -
NEW ZEALAND 4 9 10 15 19 21 24 28 33 38 40 43 43
AUSTRALIA 2 3 8 9 11 15 18 20 21 22 26 29 29
Ken Cameron 2 0 1 (0) 1 3 7
Mick Simmonds R 3 (0) 0 (0) F 3
Keith Gurtner R - - - - - 0
Bill Bryden 1 2' 2 3 1 3 12 + 1
res Goog Allan 1 3 2 1 0 7

1961-62 Series drawn 2½-2½ Heat details below Attendance
OFFICIAL 23.12 : Auckland (Western Springs) New Zealand 34 Australia 14 8,000
26.12 : Palmerston North New Zealand 24 Australia 27
30.12 : Auckland (Western Springs) New Zealand 24 Australia 24
02.01 : Rotorua New Zealand 26 Australia 28
06.01 : Auckland (Western Springs) New Zealand 27 Australia 21
New Zealand Total Australia Total
Bryce Subritzky 9 2 9 11 1 32 Peter Moore 8 4 10 15 7 44
Maury Dunn 6 6 4 1 9 26 Chum Taylor 0 13 8 3 5 29
Merv Neil 8 - 10 - 6 24 Aub Lawson 3 2 4 8 4 21
Geoff Mardon 11 - - - 11 22 Bob Sharp 3 7 2 2 5 19
Brian Clements - 12 - 5 - 17 Ron Smith* - 1 - - - 1
Bill Andrew - 2 - 6 - 8
Bob Anderson - - - 3 - 3 * real name Ron Phillips
John Lawrie - 2 - - - 2
Len Jelaca - - 1 - - 1

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Heat Details
1st. Test at Auckland
Heat No. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Total
Geoff Mardon 2' 3 3 3 11 + 1
Bryce Subritzky 3 2 1 3 9
Merv Neil 2' 2' 3 1 8 + 2
Maury Dunn 3 R 1 2' 6 + 1
res Len Jelaca did not ride -
NEW ZEALAND 5 10 12 17 21 25 29 34 34
AUSTRALIA 1 2 6 7 9 11 13 14 14
Aub Lawson 1 1 2 0 4
Bob Sharp 0 1 0 1 2
Chum Taylor 0 R 0 0 0
Peter Moore 1 3 2 2 8
res Bob Anderson did not ride -
2nd. Test at Palmerston North
Heat No. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 Total
Maury Dunn 1 0 3 2 R 6
Bill Andrew 0 - F 2' 2 + 1
Brian Clements 3 3 2' 3 1 12 + 1
John Lawrie 0 2' F 2 + 1
res Bryce Subritzky 2 0 2
NEW ZEALAND 1 4 6 11 16 16 18 23 24 24
AUSTRALIA 5 8 12 13 14 17 21 22 27 27
Peter Moore 3 1 F - 4
Bob Sharp 2' 0 1 1 3 7 + 1
Aub Lawson 1' 1 0 R 2 + 1
Chum Taylor 2 3 3 3 2' 13 + 1
res Ron Smith (Phillips) 1 1
3rd. Test at Auckland
Heat No.. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Total
Merv Neil 2' 3 2 3 10 + 1
Bryce Subritzky 3 1 3 2 9
Maury Dunn 1 2 1 0 4
Len Jelaca 0 1' 0 0 1 + 1
res Lin Herbert did not ride -
NEW ZEALAND 5 6 10 13 15 19 22 24 24
AUSTRALIA 1 6 8 11 15 17 20 24 24
Peter Moore 1 3 3 3 10
Bob Sharp 0 R 0 2 2
Aub Lawson 2' 0 1 1 4 + 1
Chum Taylor 3 2 2 1' 8 + 1
4th. Test at Rotorua
Heat No. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 Total
Maury Dunn R R - - 1' 1 + 1
Bill Andrew 2 1 1' 2 6 + 1
Brian Clements 2' 1' 2 0 5 + 2
Bryce Subritzky 3 2 2 2' 2 11 + 1
res Bob Anderson 0 3 3
NEW ZEALAND 2 7 8 11 13 16 21 23 26 26
AUSTRALIA 4 5 10 13 17 20 21 25 28 28
Peter Moore 3 3 3 3 3 15
Bob Sharp 1 0 1 R 2
Aub Lawson 1 3 3 1 0 8
Chum Taylor R 2' 0 1 3 + 1
5th. Test at Auckland
Heat No. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Total
Merv Neil 3 1 1' 1 6 + 1
Bryce Subritzky F 0 1 F 1
Maury Dunn 2' 2' 3 2 9 + 2
Geoff Mardon 3 3 2 3 11
res Len Jelaca did not ride -
NEW ZEALAND 3 8 9 14 17 21 25 27 27
AUSTRALIA 3 4 9 10 13 15 17 21 21
Peter Moore 1' 0 3 3 7 + 1
Bob Sharp 2 1 0 2 5
Aub Lawson 1 2' 0 1 4 + 1
Chum Taylor 0 3 2 0 5
res Bob Anderson (NZ) did not ride -

1979-80 23.02 : Auckland (Western Springs) New Zealand 68 Australia 40
OFFICIAL Ivan Mauger 16 Billy Sanders 16
Larry Ross 15 Mike Farrell 12
Mitch Shirra 14 John Titman 8
John Goodall 10 Steve Koppe 3
Wayne Brown 8 Keith Wright 1
David Bargh 5 Glenn McDonald 0

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Contributors : Ross Garrigan, Wally Auckram, Bob Andrews, John Hyam, David Austin

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