Eastern Goldfields Historical Society > Records
Whippets and Whippet Sports
1905Subcollections
Overview
One black and white safety film negative, depicting four men and two women standing with four whippets on leads.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-11-EG-N-028-008A-P
Item type
Negatives
Photographs
Material
Cellulose Acetate
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.
Documentation of item from Western Argus and Kalgoorlie Miner newspapers, photographed by June O'Brien and processed by Keith Quartermaine.
Year
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Last modified
Wednesday, 3 March, 2021
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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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