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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Administrative record - Bookmaker's ledger book
... Melbourne Cup carnival...The Melbourne Cup Carnival covers four days of racing.... Bayus (?) over the Melbourne Cup carnival 1899.... The Melbourne Cup Carnival covers four days of racing and includes ...The Melbourne Cup Carnival covers four days of racing and includes the Melbourne Cup, Derby Day, Oaks Day and the Champion Stakes. The four day carnival began in 1869. The first Melbourne Cup was run in 1861, and Derby day in 1856. In 1899 the winner of the Melbourne Cup was Merriwee who also won the Derby that year. At that time the Champions Stakes was called the Mackinnon Stakes, named after Lachlan Kenneth Scobie Mackinnon, a previous chairman of the Victorian Racing Club. In 1899 the race for age race was won by Mora. The Oaks is a race for 3yo fillies racing over one and a half miles in 1899 when it was won by Nitre.Large ledger book probably from Arthur Allsop. Includes the starting prices wagers of horse races in Victoria and the Commercial Bank records of deposits and withdrawals. It covers the years from 1897 to 1922. With the book there is also a handwritten letter to Arthur recording the bets of A. Connell and W.P. Bayus (?) over the Melbourne Cup carnival 1899.bookmaker's ledger, horse racing, 1899, melbourne cup carnival -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Badge - Melbourne Cup, Pinstop, 1992
... and Melbourne Cup Carnival on the base plinth and a pin and keeper...Front: 1992, Melbourne Cup Carnival Reverse: Pinstop (03... lapel badge with 1992 on the cup and Melbourne Cup Carnival ...A presentation cup shaped lapel badge with 1992 on the cup and Melbourne Cup Carnival on the base plinth and a pin and keeper on the reverse.Front: 1992, Melbourne Cup Carnival Reverse: Pinstop (03) 417 1522 melbourne cup - memorabilia, stick pins -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Report and Statement of Accounts" for year ended 30 June 1963, 1963
... , decorated tramcar for Melbourne cup carnival Nov. 1962, MMTB float... cup carnival Nov. 1962, MMTB float - Melbourne Moomba festival ...Annual report of the MMTB for the year end 30/6/1963 - No. 44 - buff heavy paper cover with 52 pages on inside giving details of the MMTB Board, Officers, Balance Sheet, Statement of funds, operation, schedule of debenture, investments, Auditors reports, record of Annual traffic receipts, passengers, miles etc, tram and bus routes operated, statistical information, graphs and photographs. Photos include site preparation for new Doncaster depot, decorated tramcar for Melbourne cup carnival Nov. 1962, MMTB float - Melbourne Moomba festival Feb. 1963 and Demonstration model of Underground Tramway Intersection.4950 - has Graeme Breydon's address stamp on front cover.trams, tramways, mmtb, melbourne, annual reports, operations, trackwork