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Bluey Wilkinson
Born(1911-08-27)27 August 1911
Millthorpe, New South Wales, Australia
Died27 July 1940(1940-07-27) (aged 28)
Bondi, New South Wales, Australia
Career history
1929-1938West Ham Hammers
Individual honours
1938World Champion
1935, 1938, 1938 (3 & 4 Lap)Australian Champion
1935, 1938, 1939NSW State Champion
1932Dirt Track Championnat du Monde
1938Scottish Champion
1938Tom Farndon Memorial winner
Team honours
1937National League Champion
1937Coronation Gold Cup Best Pairs
1938ACU Cup

Arthur George "Bluey" Wilkinson (27 August 1911 – 27 July 1940)[1] was an Australian speedway rider. Wilkinson was Speedway World Champion in 1938 after narrowly missing out on winning the inaugural Championship in 1936.[2]

  1. ^ Belton, Brian (2004). Bluey Wilkinson. ISBN 0-7524-2872-1
  2. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 532. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.

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