Doctor Wayne Peake
SENIOR SCHOOL ADMIN. OFFICER,
Dean's Unit - School of Humanities & Comm Arts
Personal
Qualifications
- PhD University of Western Sydney
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Dean's Unit - School of Humanities & Comm Arts
Contact
| Email: | W.Peake@uws.edu.au |
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| Extension: | 6685 |
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| Location: | 5.G.04 Bankstown |
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Biography
Wayne obtained the award Doctor Of Philosophy from The University of Western Sydney for the thesis 'Unregistered proprietary horse racing in Sydney 1888-1942'. His primary research interests are the cultural history of horse racing, the morphology of the racecourses of Sydney, and historical racecourse design and infrastructure.
This information has been contributed by Doctor Peake.
Publications
Books
- Peake, W. (2006), 'Sydney's Pony Racecourses: an Alternative Racing History', : Walla Walla Press 9781876718022.
Chapters in Books
- Peake, W. (2008), 'Taking the Heat Out of the 'Red Hots': The Americanisation of harness racing in Australia', A global racecourse : work, culture and horse sports, Australian Society for Sports History 9780980481501.
Journal Articles
- Peake, W. (2004), ''The significance of proprietary pony racing in the social history of Sydney horse racing', Sporting Traditions: the Journal of the Australian Society for Sports History, .
Other Publications
- 2012, 'The Gambler's Ghost and Other Racing Oddities', Published Work
