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Tagged: Melbourne Cup

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Melbourne Time Capsule
Explore iconic sights and sounds of Melbourne captured on film and in song, dating from a look down Collins Street in the 1890s to the streets of Fitzroy in 2019. Collection items will bring memories...
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Phar Lap
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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Phar Lap Wins the 1930 Melbourne Cup
On the 90th anniversary of Phar Lap’s famous 1930 Melbourne Cup victory, we revisit the surviving footage to discover a new multi-camera race ending.
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Woman's Day Melbourne Cup TV Ad
This retro Woman's Day TV ad from 1982 uses race-calling to sell issues during Melbourne Cup week.
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Melbourne Cup magic
The NFSA is proud to present the race that stopped the nation… 114 years ago!
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1896 Melbourne Cup Carnival
Curator Sally Jackson researches famous faces and fashions of the 1896 Melbourne Cup.
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Melbourne Cup fashion, 1896
Famous faces and fashions of the 1896 Melbourne Cup.
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Phar Lap Forever
A winner with a big heart and a liking for sugar cubes - Phar Lap's story captivated the nation.
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Phar Lap - Mighty Conqueror
A 1931 nitrate film about the champion racehorse Phar Lap has been donated to the NFSA.
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Melbourne Cup Stops the Nation Again
One of the first films ever recorded in Australia screens 12 times a day in Federation Square in the lead-up to the 150th Melbourne Cup.
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