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'There was movement at the station, for the word had passed around | That the colt from old Regret had got away...'
Based on Banjo Paterson's poem of the same name, The Man from Snowy River was a...
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We're celebrating The Man from Snowy River (1982), the hit film inspired by Banjo Paterson's poem, with a new curated collection.
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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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Inspired by the 1925 silent version of Ben-Hur, two NSW police officers recreated the famous chariot race scene ... with motorcycles!
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The 1936 NSW Police Carnival, featuring a parade with the 'boys in blue' and stunts involving dogs, horses and a motorcycle chariot race, Ben-Hur style, which needs to be seen to be believed!
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This ten-minute film is the only documentary made about racehorse Phar Lap during his lifetime. It was produced by Neville Macken and directed by pioneer female filmmaker Paulette McDonagh.
The film...
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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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Jeanne Little interviews Australian musician Smoky Dawson and meets his beloved horse Flash, who is 31 years old. The interview is set on the fictitious Jindawarrabell Station – which was a mythical...
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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...
