 Even on the later estates that became racing empires, many jockeys and stable hands lived in huts or even under canvas.An even poorer group were the immigrants who existed on the periphery of Randwick in a place called Irishtown, in the area now known as The Spot, around the junction of St.Paul's Street and Perouse Road.Here families lived in makeshift houses, taking on the most menial tasks in their struggle to survive.