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The Halifax Dukes were a Speedway team which operated from 1949–1951 and again from 1965 until their closure in 1985 at The Shay Stadium in Halifax. The team were nicknamed the ‘Dukes’ after the local Duke Of Wellington’s regiment stationed in the town and even used their elephant symbol on the race jacket.A team called Halifax Nomads operated racing a few fixtures in 1948 and speedway in Halifax was originally staged at Thrum Hall between 1928 and 1930.