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Tagged: Melbourne Cup
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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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This NFSA compilation shows a tri-screen view of the final moments of the 1930 Melbourne Cup filmed by three different camera crews on the day.
Read more about the footage included in Phar Lap's...
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Excerpt from Fox Movietone coverage of the Melbourne Cup on 4 November 1930.
The footage shows the closing moments of the Cup with champion horse Phar Lap winning the race by about three lengths,...
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Silent film footage from Flemington Racecourse as Phar Lap wins the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 4 November 1930.
This footage was filmed from a vantage point situated on the finishing line.
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The Melbourne Cup, 1930. The closing stages of the race as Phar Lap crosses the finish line. – NFSA#759703
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How did a New Zealand-born horse become one of Australia’s most loved and enduring icons? Political cartoonist and columnist Warren Brown visits Melbourne Museum where the legendary Phar Lap – or at...
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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 models edible hats she has made out of food including pizza, french fries, crumpets, bangers and mash, ice cream cones and frankfurters in honour of Melbourne Cup day.
This segment...