Whippets and Whippet Sports

1905
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Overview

One black and white safety film negative, depicting four men and two women standing with four whippets on leads.

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Details

Registration number
cwa-org-11-EG-N-028-008A-P
Width
35 mm
Height or length
25 mm
Place made
Western Australia
Australia

Documentation of item from Western Argus and Kalgoorlie Miner newspapers, photographed by June O'Brien and processed by Keith Quartermaine.
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Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Eastern Goldfields Historical Society

Eastern Goldfields Historical Society

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Four men and two women stand with four whippets on leads.
Whippets, and whippet racing, were commonplace on the Goldfields for nearly half-a-century. Local race meets usually took place on a Friday night, and whippet racing was often a feature of holiday sports meetings.

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