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Racing and horses

176 photos1857–1993

176 historic photos for Racing and horses, taken between 1857 and 1993, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 15 decades, with the most from the 1930s (115). They come from Wikimedia Commons; each photo’s page gives its credit, its licence and a link to its original record.

1850s 1 1860s 2 1870s 3 1880s 1 1890s 1 1900s 3 1910s 7 1920s 15 1930s 115 1940s 15 1950s 4 1960s 1 1970s 1 1980s 6 1990s 1

1930s60 photos

Play, 1930s1930sPolice motorcycle combination in mass formation on Kensington Racecourse, 1930s1930sPolo, 1930s1930sPolo at Camden, 1930s1930sPolo at Camden, 1930s1930sPolo at Cobbitty, 1930s1930sPolo at Cobbitty, 1930s1930sPolo at Cobbitty, 1930s1930sPolo at Kensington Racecourse, 1930s1930sPolo on motorcycles in the ring, 19341934Polo team, 1930s1930sRace horse Dark Sky, 19341934Race horse The Earl, 19341934Race horses Gladswood Sir John, 19341934Racehorse Winooka, 1930s1930sRescuing a horse from a stormwater drain Alexandria, 19341934Saddledup horses parading in the ring before going out for the start, 19341934Scene during the race, 1930s1930sScott and CampbellBlack winners of the MacRobertson International Air Race 1934 in Vauxhall tourer Government House1934Start of the ladies race, 1930s1930sSurf boat race, c. 1934c. 1934The under 12 boys race, 1930s1930sTheatre Royal White Horse Inn, 19341934Tramway sports Young schoolgirls in 100 yards race at Sports Ground, 19341934Two woman on horseback with pigs horses and cattle, 1930s1930sUnidentified country socialite watches polo, 1930s1930sUnidentified country socialites watch polo, 1930s1930sUnidentified polo team, 1930s1930sUnidentified polo team with their ponies, 1930s1930sVictoria Park Racecourse Zetland, 1930s1930sYacht race, c. 1934c. 1934Yachts at start of race, 1930s1930sYearling horse sales at Inglis Newmarket Auction, 1930s1930sTipping horse for Manly Harbour pool built at Kurraba Point, 193, 19341934Chariot race, Royal Easter Show, Sydney, 1930s - Sam Hood1930sTwo women racegoers at Warwick Farm racecourse, 19341934Woman racegoer at Warwick Farm racecourse, 19341934Racegoers at Warwick Farm racecourse, 19341934Woman sitting on bumper bar of a car at Warwick Farm racecourse, 19341934Racegoers at Warwick Farm racecourse, 19341934Man and woman at Warwick Farm racecourse, 19341934Polo Match, Sam Hood, c. 1935c. 1935A contingent of Light Horse lead the Governors entourage at Government House, c. 1935c. 1935A yearling in the sandpit at Ingliss Yearling Sales, 19351935Arrival of English horse, 19351935Change of batons in the relay race Christian Brothers Sports, 19351935Horse arriving by train, 19351935Horse at the Show, 19351935Horses at the Show, 19351935Interstate boat race on the Nepean River, 19351935Little cowboy on horse, 19351935Mens sprint race Australian Paper Mills Picnic Clifton Gardens, 19351935Procession of horses across the Harbour Bridge, 19351935Start of a relay race showing five swimmers diving in Colleges swimming at Drummoyne, 19351935The great racehorse Peter Pan, 19351935Start of a race at a Belmore Central School's second swimming carnival, Enfield Pool, 27 March 1935, by Ted Hood1935Little cowboy on horse, 22-4-1935 - by Sam Hood1935Randwick races and fashions, 19361936Cyclists camp during a road race, by Sam Hood, 19361936Cycle races, including a six days race, at a Sydney velodrome, Moore Park, by Sam Hood, c. 1936c. 1936
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