| Call Number |
BA2362/6/11-18 |
| Physical description |
8 negatives : black and white ; 10 x 8 cm. |
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8 photographs : black and white. |
| Series |
Elsey family collection of photographs ; BA2362/6/11-18
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| Rights advisory |
For personal use only. To publish or display, contact the State Library of Western Australia. |
| Notes |
Title devised by cataloguer. |
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Written on back of print: 117452PD: Nyabing sports Oct 12, 1918. The finish of the horse race won by a local horse that had been on grass all winter & was brought straight in from the paddock to race. 117453PD: Just after the start in the horse race. The school is just visible on the left. 117454PD: Tossing a 12lb sheaf, wrapped in sacking, over a bar. The winning throw. Won by Bill Hobley, a local man. 117455PD: In the earlier stages of the tossing the sheaf competition. 117456PD: Some of the crowd lining th race-course. Notice the back of the policeman, out from Katanning for the day. 117457PD: The Old Buffers Race. 117458PD: The school in which tea was provided practically all day. To the left a shelter in which a roaring trade was done in soft drinks, lollies & oranges. 117459PD: The winner of the Farmers' race. One of the conditions was that the winner should pull a ton a specified distance. This is the ton. |
| Summary |
Photographs of the horse racing, the sheaf tossing (won by Bill Hobley), the old buffers running race and the winner of the farmer's race where a man had to pull a ton. |
| Subjects |
Sports -- Western Australia -- Nyabing -- Photographs.
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Schools -- Western Australia -- Nyabing -- Photographs.
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Nyabing Primary School (W.A.) -- Photographs.
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Horse racing -- Western Australia -- Nyabing -- Photographs.
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Running -- Western Australia -- Nyabing -- Photographs.
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Online image.
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