For Western Australians, the home of postwar motor racing was Caversham in the Swan Valley on the outskirts of Perth....
Spencer Martin first came to prominence in Australia when racing a variety of cars, including his early model Holden sedan....
Built during World War II, it was known as “RAAF Fleet Air Arm, Middle Swan” but, to locals, just Caversham. After the war, the Western Australia Sporting Car Club persuaded the Australian government to allow a race meeting on the Caversham air base to celebrate the end of the war....
Patriotic Races “It is my melancholy duty to inform you officially that, in consequence of a persistence by Germany of her invasion of Poland, Great Britain has declared war upon her, and that, as a result, Australia is also at war.” With those words, uttered by Australian Prime Minister Robert...
