Harold Frank Milton Arthur (born 12 December 1908 in Lismore, New South Wales

Lismore, New South Wales

Lismore is a subtropical town in northeastern New South Wales, Australia. Lismore is the main population centre in the City of Lismore local government area. Lismore is a regional centre in the Northern Rivers region of the State.-History:...

 - died 11 September 1972 in Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

) was a former international motorcycle speedway

Motorcycle speedway

Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...

 rider who won the first Star Riders' Championship

Star Riders' Championship

The Star Riders' Championship was the forerunner of the Speedway World Championship and was inaugurated in 1929. The competition was sponsored by The Star, which was a London evening newspaper at that time....

  the forerunner of the Speedway World Championship

Speedway World Championship

The World Championship of Speedway is an international competition between the highest ranked motorcycle speedway riders of the world. Today, it is organised as a series of Speedway Grand Prix events, where points are awarded according to performance in the event and tallied up at the end of each...

, in 1929

1929 Star Riders' Championship

The 1929 Star Riders' Championship was decided in two sections, British riders and overseas riders, due to the strength of the more experienced overseas riders...

.

Career

Arthur was one of the pioneers of speedway in the UK. He brought Max Grosskreutz

Max Grosskreutz

Max Octavius Grosskreutz was a Speedway who finished third in the Star Riders' Championship in 1935, the forerunner to the Speedway World Championship....

 over from Australia in 1929 and supplied Dicky Case

Dicky Case

Roy George Arthur 'Dicky' Case was an international speedway rider who finished sixth in the 1936 Speedway World Championship, the first ever final.-Career:...

 and Ray Tauser with machines and support for fifty percent of their earnings.

Arthur rode for the Harringay Racers

Harringay Racers (speedway)

The Harringay Racers were a motorcycle speedway team who raced at the Harringay Stadium from 1947 until 1954 in the National League Division One....

 in 1929 and then Stamford Bridge Pensioners

Stamford Bridge Pensioners

The Stamford Bridge Pensioners were a speedway team which operated from 1929 until their closure in 1932. The team were one of the pioneers of British speedway, entering and winning the first Southern League championship in 1929...

 from 1930 until their closure in 1932. He returned to the UK in 1934 to ride again for the Harringay Racers

Harringay Racers (speedway)

The Harringay Racers were a motorcycle speedway team who raced at the Harringay Stadium from 1947 until 1954 in the National League Division One....

. He also represented Australia

Australia national speedway team

Australia are one of the major teams in international speedway. The team is managed by former rider, three time Australian Champion and 1994 World #3 Craig Boyce and captained by three time Speedway World Champion Jason Crump...

 in test matches against England

Great Britain national speedway team

The Great Britain national speedway team are one of the major teams in international speedway. The team is managed by Poole Pirates manager Neil Middleditch and the captain is Chris Harris of the Belle Vue Aces....

 from 1930 to 1934.

In Australia, Arthur promoted at Sydney Royale before losing the lease in 1938. He solved this problem by building the speedway track at the Sydney Sports Ground

Sydney Sports Ground

The Sydney Sports Ground was a Stadium and Dirt track racing venue in Sydney, New South Wales. The ground was located where the car park of the Sydney Football Stadium currently sits. The ground had two main grandstands and was surrounded by a grass covered hill, giving it a capacity of more than...

next door.

Frank Arthur died of a heart attack in Sydney on 11 September 1972.