Albert John Hunting

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Albert John Hunting (died 1946) was an inventor and entrepreneur in Australia. He is best known for his development of motor racing tracks (speedways), the first being in Sydney in 1925.{{Cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49346023|title=A. J. HUNTING DEAD|date=1946-09-27|work=Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954)|access-date=2018-11-30|pages=4}} He was featured in the Magnificent Makers exhibition at the State Library of Queensland in 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://makers.slq.qld.gov.au/|title=Magnificent Makers: Queensland inventors and their curious creations|date=2017|website=State Library of Queensland|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513132948/http://makers.slq.qld.gov.au/|archive-date=13 May 2018|url-status=live|access-date=14 May 2018}}

Hunting retired from speedway work in 1932 and began a toy manufacturing business with his son.

He died in Melbourne in September 1946. He was survived by his wife, four daughters and a son.

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