Final meet signals end of an era for greyhound racing

Risingcorroborated6 outlets reported this themselves in 11 reports over 2 days - more reporting than echo.

After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten1 change

ABC News (Australia)seen 19 Oct, 04:04headline rewritten
~~End of an area as 'Wenty' dogs holds final race after 94 years~~Final race meet marks end of nights out at 'Wenty'

The headline, as it mutated - 4 wordings

15 Oct, 16:32Final meet signals end of an era for greyhound racing1 outlet
15 Oct, 23:30Greyhound Racing NSW announces the replacement for Wentworth Park2 outlets
16 Oct, 08:34Gone to the dogs: thousands on track for final farewell4 outlets
16 Oct, 14:00Wentworth Park’s race has been run as crowd flocks for one last lap2 outlets
and 2 one-off wordings

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Thu, 15 October 2026peak 8 reports on Fri, 16 October 2026Fri, 16 October 2026

After the peak, new reports halved every 8 hours so far - this story is still being covered, so the figure moves as reports arrive.

What it is about

Who published it, and when

original reportcopyfirst to report

southcoastregister.com.au

tenterfieldstar.com.au

newcastleherald.com.au

ulladullatimes.com.au

moreechampion.com.au

dungogchronicle.com.au

maitlandmercury.com.au

brisbanetimes.com.au

theage.com.au

15 Oct, 16:32over 21 hours16 Oct, 14:00

2 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 6 original reports, 5 reprints

Thu, 15 October 2026
2 reports
- southcoastregister.com.au16:32first to report
  Final meet signals end of an era for greyhound racing
  As the last greyhound races are set to be held on one of the sport's most well-known tracks,...
- newcastleherald.com.au23:30
  Greyhound Racing NSW announces the replacement for Wentworth Park
  GRNSW has announced the replacement for Wentworth Park.
  1 reprint
  - tenterfieldstar.com.au15 Oct, 23:30their copy
Fri, 16 October 2026
4 reports
- dungogchronicle.com.au08:34
  Gone to the dogs: thousands on track for final farewell
  Thousands have packed into Wentworth Park, which has been hosting greyhound races for almost a century, to farewell...
  3 reprints
  - ulladullatimes.com.au16 Oct, 08:34their copy
  - moreechampion.com.au16 Oct, 08:34their copy
  - maitlandmercury.com.au16 Oct, 08:34their copy
- theage.com.au14:00
  Wentworth Park’s race has been run as crowd flocks for one last lap
  The last dish has been licked at Sydney’s Wentworth Park after greyhound racing at the venue finished on Friday night, ending an era that began in 1932.
  1 reprint
  - brisbanetimes.com.au16 Oct, 14:00their copy
- ABC News (Australia)22:01edited after publishing
  Final race meet marks end of nights out at 'Wenty'
  previously~~End of an area as 'Wenty' dogs holds final race after 94 years~~
  A sell-out crowd turned out on Friday night to witness the end of a Sydney institution, the Wentworth Park greyhound racetrack.
- The Guardian World23:00
  Gone to the dogs: racing fans mourn closure of ‘Wenty’, Sydney’s historic greyhound track
  Thousands pack Wentworth Park for the final time before the stadium is demolished and returned to parkland Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The end of an era has fallen upon an Australian sporting landmark as the greyhound races at an inner-city track kicked off for the very last time. Thousands packed into Wentworth Park in central Sydney on Friday night, where greyhound races have been held since 1932, for the last race meeting before the track’s planned...