PERTH WHIPPET CLUB IN TOODYAY

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1932

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Overview

Black and white photo of a group of people and three whippet dogs.
17 men and two ladies.
All men are wearing jackets and trousers, some with ties. One man is wearing white trousers and shirt and black jacket. Ladies are in white dresses holding bouquets of flowers.
Three dogs are on leads.
Bus behind group has name Daffodil Motor Service.
Building in the background is the Newcastle Hotel, Stirling Terrace. Sign on building reads "Dining Rooms. Meals and light refreshments". Pediment of the shop to the left of hotel can be seen.
On the extreme left is Toodyay Whippet Club secretary Les Purser.
Local owner Wowser James is in the white trousers with his champion bitch 'Gay Aggie'. Dogs 'Crimson Flash' and 'Bonny Cosy' are also present.

Historical information

The visit to Toodyay by the Perth Whippet Club is reported as below in The West Australian Perth Tue 18 Oct 1932, p.13 (Courtesy: Trove)
Whippet Racing, Toodyay Club
Under ideal conditions the Toodyay Whippet Club held a most successful meeting on October 16. Fifty-four dogs, including 13 from Perth took part and in a close finish Lady Aggie won from Miss Gibbs and Ailsa Bell.

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Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1258

Item type

Photographs

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

10 cm

Height or length

15 cm

Inscriptions and markings

On rear of photo in blue biro (Wally Chitty's handwriting): "October 1933. The Perth whippet club came to Toodyay to race their dogs here. Photo at Newcastle hotel. Local owner Wowser James in whites with his champion bitch "Gay Aggie". [note: the year date is believed to be incorrect]
Stamped on back: Dawn Ray Prints Toodyay

Contextual Information

This photograph is reproduced in 'Toodyay - The Good Old Days' by Wally Chitty on p.108. In the caption the date is stated as October 16, 1932. Names in the description on this record have used this caption as a reference.

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