History of Dereel
here in the government gazette's - i found the first reference to Dereel in 1868 - for the Grassy Gully Quartz mining Company, as the original dereel was over on Grassy diggings where Grassy Gully rd is now, until the town was proclaimed on the main rd in 1875 and subdivided up.
Here i have given the url to each of the relevent links
just copy and paste the url to the web address page
like this
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/10026099?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits=
only up to the = sign and the page will come up
Links to urls dereel racetrack
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/10018049?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 17/2/1906
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/10026099?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 27/6/1906
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/108906159?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 28/6/1906
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/10191084?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 14/11/1908
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/138591051?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 3/2/1909
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/139689125?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 27/2/1909 quarrell
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/4704766?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 9/2/1922
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/1878734?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= - 26/2/1923
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/1886066?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 27/3/1923
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/1895014?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 20/2/1924
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/2044507?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 16/2/1925
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/23799019?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 20/2/1925
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/3904145?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 16/1/1928
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/3910339?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 13/2/1928
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/46050883?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 14/2/1929
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/87450456?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 16/2/1929
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/73731172?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 21/2/1929
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/140819743?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 23/3/1929
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/4066941?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 6/2/1930
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/4524932?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 14/2/1933
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/11727073?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 6/1/1934
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/11733711?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 27/1/1934
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/11734359?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 30/1/1934
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/11736301?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 5/2/1934
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/11738695?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 13/2/1934
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/12215910 - 5/3/1935
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/12082589?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 4/1/1939
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/12091798?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 31/1/1939
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/12093506?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 4/2/1939
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/12094278?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits=
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/12095073?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 9/2/1939
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/12095579?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 10/2/1939
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/11294728?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 29/1/1940
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/11270259?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 5/2/1940
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/11295249?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 9/2/1940
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/8152762?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 6/2/1941
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/8179046?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 7/1/1941
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/8152465?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 24/1/1941
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/8165981?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 3/2/1941
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/8165791?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 4/2/1941
links to dereel school mining sport etc
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/90350610?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 5/6/1888 missing man William doharty
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/6218150?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 24/1/1889 proposed mail service
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/132793505?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 25/3/1889 mining
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/87351128?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 29/3/1889 proposed railway line
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/87727876?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 6/5/1890 dereel mail contract
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/88435190?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 12/6/1896 mining
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/9186948?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 26/3/1897 mining
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/9164686?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 25/6/1897
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/29493746?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 31/10/1901 suicide of tramp
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/10568079?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 23/9/1901 death of gustave meeyer
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/9624247?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 16/1/1902 cricket ???
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/10755323?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 20/12/1909 mining
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/10829515?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 24/1/1910 mining
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/10887711?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 20/3/1911 mining
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/119818985?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 10/1/1914
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/129363991?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 17/1/1914 publicans/cats
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/119820028?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= school news 27/1/1914
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/119819295?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 21/2/1914 mining
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/119819590?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 18/4/1914
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/129365521?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 19/10/1914 dance war fund
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/130108975?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= school picnic not racetrack 13/2/1915
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/119666442?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 3/4/1915 war subscriptions
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/119813318?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 13/5/1915
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/130109402?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= sports at dereel
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/119813614?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 3/4/1915
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/119813744?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 17/4/1915
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/119786997?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 9/2/1918 speary
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/119806519?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 1/6/1918 Mr. Conn potatoe crop
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/119789116?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 21/12/1918
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/119789129?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 21/12/1918 church notice
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/4671981?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 18/8/1921 wool sales geelong
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/4674235?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 1/4/1922 cricket
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/4691483?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 6/3/1922 sports rokewood dereel
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/1928860?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 20/3/1924 school
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/3728491?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 12/1/1926 enfield/dereel fund money
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/3739187?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 11/3/1926 Mr Hanson funds
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/3824477?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 3/12/1926 land allotment pittman, hadler
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/3831070/451935?zoomLevel=3 8/1/1927 news article
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/140833979?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 11/10/1930 lawless wedding notice
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/4375089?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 17/3/1931 donation from races to r/w church
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/4439424?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 2/3/1932 funds from races
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/11136052?searchTerm=dereel%20races&searchLimits= 28/12/1937 mining