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Race day at Balaklava [PRG 280/1/10/326] • Photograph

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Summary

Distant view of racegoers arriving and placing bets for horse racing events at Balaklava racetrack. According to a researcher, Mr Archibald Grosvenor stands fifth from left at the back and directly behind Sir Henry Galway, Governor of South Australia, 1915. Grosvenor was a member of the first Corporation of Victor Harbor (1914). He is the father of James Arthur Grosvenor. He has also been photographed in uniform in Melbourne before embarking during WW1.

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Physical description

photograph; 8 x 14 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1910

Collection

Part of Searcy Collection

Subject

Horse-racing -- South Australia -- Balaklava
Balaklava (S.A.)

Catalogue record

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Historical information

According to a researcher, the individuals in this image are named in the book "Settlers Around the Bay, The Pioneering Families of Encounter Bay and Victor Harbor", by Anthony Laube 1985. They are listed alongside the image on page 84 of the book.

Digitisation information

Date

13/12/2002

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,317 x 1,896 pixels (6.3 MP)

Size

6.29 MB

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