Photograph, Sunbury Racecourse

Historical information

The photograph was taken at a Sunbury Race meeting, when a sudden shower of rain caused the spectators to run for cover. Sunbury Race Course was situated along Racecourse Road about 2kms from the railway station. The land has been sold and it is now a housing estate.

Significance

The race meetings in Sunbury were well attended with special trains running from Melbourne on race days.

Physical description

A noon-digital sepia photograph mounted on cardboard of a crowd of people caught in a sudden shower of rain and running for shelter at a race meeting.

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