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Horse racing at Morphettville

c. 1920, Photograph, B 63547

MORPHETTVILLE: An incident during the summer hurdles horse race at Morphettville, where the horse 'Ulimbo' runs down the last hurdle and interferes with the favourite, 'Zum Zum', and bumps the rider, H. Bracegirdle, out of the saddle.

Champion race horse

c. 1905, Photograph, B 54258

VICTORIA PARK RACECOURSE: Champion race horse "Simple Joe", rider A. Bennett.

Sheaf tossing at Lameroo

1936, Photograph, B 68540

Lance Koch tossing the sheaf at the Lameroo sports day, watched by his brothers Carew and Mick, and their jockey, Vin McGahan. This toss won Lance the competition.

John Martin's Christmas Pageant: hobby horses

1949, Photograph, B 62287/9

Two men, dressed as jockeys with hobby horses.

A hundred yards from the finishing post

Advertiser Newspapers Ltd, 1940, Photograph, B 7798/323

A hundred yards from the finishing post. Waxwings on the rails, Indian Prince and Willow Dene.

A horse race

Advertiser Newspapers Ltd, 1949, Photograph, B 7798/325

Two horses being ridden hard.

Horses and jockeys

1956, Photograph, B 7798/332

Two horses racing.

Balhannah Handicap at Oakbank races

1962, Photograph, B 7798/348

Four horses and jockeys in the Balhannah Handicap at Oakbank races, 21 April 1962.

The Globe Inn

c. 1885, Photograph, B 21186

The Globe Inn, Rundle Street, Adelaide. 'The Globe stood on the corner of Rundle Street and Stephens Place (now 'Myer's Corner'). Opened in 1845, it reigned for half a century as rendezvous of squatters and all those who loved horses. It was John Carruthers who created the atmosphere, and Henry Elliott, one of the most popular of South Australia's hosts, developed it into a tradition. It was under his patronage that 'The Globe' saw the birth, heyday and decline of the first South Australian Jockey Club, the launching of the Hunt Club, and the inauguration of the Squatters Club. it was delicensed in 1908, and taken over by Marshalls.'

John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Ostriches

Dimond Studio, c. 1960, Photograph, B 69087/37

Two lines of four lady 'jockeys' riding ostriches during Pageant. They are preceeded by drummer boys. There are crowds several rows deep on either side. Photograph taken from an elevated position.

At the Oakbank races

c. 1935, Photograph, B 69842/33

Two horses and jockeys passing in front of the grandstand at Oakbank.

Victoria Park racing trials

Advertiser Newspapers Ltd., 1962, Photograph, B 7798/349

Horses and jockeys taking part in the Victoria Park trials.

Oakbank Races

Giles, Stephen, 2006, Photograph, B 69282/367

A garden statue dressed as a jockey at the Oakbank Races, 15 April, 2006.

Oakbank Races

Giles, Stephen, 2000, Photograph, B 69282/32

Racegoers crowded near the racetrack with jockeys on their horses at the finishing post, Oakbank Races, 24 April 2000.

Oakbank Races

Giles, Stephen, 2001, Photograph, B 69282/164

A garden statue dressed as a jockey in the centre with some racegoers seen here on the left and behind the srubs in the back, Oakbank Races, 14 April 2001.

Charles James Coates

Bardwell, William, c. 1882, Photograph, B 71146

Charles James Coates, born 1820 at Stanton Drew, Somersetshire, England Secretary of the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia, Secretary of the South Australian Jockey Club, Returning Officer for the electoral district of North Adelaide, official liquidator of Companies, and Secretary of the Adelaide and Hindmarsh Tramway Company.

Sports

Messenger Press, 1997, Photograph, B 70869/17975

Jockey Dwayne Dunn with the winner 'The Heavyweight".

Photograph album of South Australian and other scenes

1912, Photograph, B 40564/1-279

Photographic album of unknown provenance of South Australian views and other places. Some have been given captions by the creators. A selection of these has been digitised and available online. See 'Contents' for details.