THREE TROPHIES FOR THE TOODYAY WHEELBARROW RACE
c. 1984Colour photo of three trophies for the Toodyay Wheelbarrow Race.
Trophy on left is a slab of stone with three metal shields at top, one for each year (1981-1983).
Trophy in the middle is a small gold coloured wheel barrow with a "pig" in the barrow and a person pushing.
Trophy on right consists of three rings forming a circle with a centre piece, on which is inscribed "...Toodyay Wheel Barrow Race".
In 1935 Toodyay blacksmith Ernest Wesley 'Wowser' James rose to the challenge that he couldn't push local barber Frank Costello in a wheelbarrow around an unsealed 6.4km course. The course started and ended at the Victoria Hotel in Stirling Terrace, Toodyay. The contest drew in other competitors. The craze took off and was a feature event at the Toodyay Agricultural Show later that year.
In the early 1980s teams of three raced around a shorter (4.4km) route to raise funds for local organisations and the events proved popular with locals.
(ref: Toodyay Herald article by Ieva Tomsons, September 2017, p.15)
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Written on trophy plaque - "Toodyay Wheel Barrow Race, sponsored by Mrs Nancy Collins ...Newcastle Hotel??"
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