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Photograph courtesy of the Victoria Racing Club. Melbourne Cup Day is Australia's most famous Tuesday. At 3.00 pm AEST, on the first Tuesday in November, Australians everywhere stop for one of the world's most famous horse races - the Melbourne Cup....
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NMA Homepage > Collections > Collection Highlights > Australian Society and History Since 1788 The horse Phar Lap is one of the legends of Australian sporting history. His unusually large heart, weighing 6.2 kilograms (the average for a horse is 4.0 kilo...
Phar Lap, the big bold chestnut reigned as the "King of the Turf" in the depression of Australia in the 1930's. Tom Burlinson stars as strapper Tommy Woodcock whose young life was intertwined with that of his charge, Phar Lap. Phar Lap's fame however soo...
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The story of another horse, called Carbine, provides an illustrative comparison with how Phar Lap has etched himself into the national conscience of Australia and horse lovers around the world. But back in 1932, when Carbine was still widely remembered, ...
The horse Phar Lap is one of the legends of Australian sporting history. Phar Lap's heart in the National Museum of Australia's Nation gallery. Phar Lap's heart was displayed for many years at Institute of Anatomy, next to the smaller heart of another h...
Phar Lap went on display at the National Museum of Victoria in 1933. Now at Melbourne Museum, Phar Lap and associated memorabilia remain among the most popular of our exhibits. Phar Lap then journeyed the short distance up Swanston Street to the National...
Museums Board of Victoria Annual Report 2001/ 2002 71 RESEARCH GRANTS Externally Funded Projects The following projects attracted external funding and were underway during the year: Australian Society and Technology Department. Australian Society and Tec...
Phar Lap is Australia,Äôs most famous racehorse. >> Phar Lap as he now appears at the Melbourne Museum. Phar Lap was installed in the National Museum of Victoria in Melbourne in 1933. ...
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