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Discover many of the incredible moments in the life of Australia's greatest racehorse, Phar Lap.
The Red Terror, also called Bobby by his strapper-cum-trainer Tommy Woodcock, was a red chestnut...
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A winner with a big heart and a liking for sugar cubes - Phar Lap's story captivated the nation.
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A 1931 nitrate film about the champion racehorse Phar Lap has been donated to the NFSA.
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This is the complete radio broadcast of the 1941 Melbourne Cup, as called by commentator Ken Howard.
Summary by Martin Ford
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Part-owner and trainer HR Telford stoically mourns the loss of the great Phar Lap saying he had a 'heart as big as a lion' in this newsreel entitled Phar Lap: Idol of the Australian Turf.
His young...
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This clip shows a group of men posing for the camera at the 1896 Melbourne Cup. Unfamiliar with moving image, the men remain still as if posing for a photograph. A horse gallops into the foreground...
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This clip shows the end of the 1896 Melbourne Cup horse race through the onlooking crowd. Newhaven wins.
Summary by Elizabeth Taggart-Speers
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This clip shows the crowd at what is probably the Melbourne Cup during the Spring Carnival of 1896. The gathered crowd stroll through the shot while the Flemington Racecourse grandstand can be seen...
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Phar Lap's incredible win at the Melbourne Cup in 1930 made him an Australian icon. One cable from successful punters East of Perth summed up the national feeling well: 'If you could only stand on...
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This newsreel, His Last Post, made the year of Phar Lap's death, was probably made to give people a chance to grieve 'Australia's greatest horse'. Unemployment was at an all-time high and the worst...
