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Booklet - `The Record Breaker, Phar Lap, Greatest of all Race Horses', New Century Press, ...
Booklet published and placed on sale within a few days of Phar Lap's death on 5th April, 1932. It was written by Jack Spinty, a leading Sydney racing writer, and includes a foreword e ...
From: Sydney, Australia Images: 2 -
Saddle - Billy Elliot, Phar Lap, 1930s
This racing saddle belonged to jockey Billy Elliot, who rode Phar Lap on seven occasions between 1930 and 1932, winning every race, including his final race at Agua Caliente, Mexico in ...
From: Mordialloc, Australia Images: 4 -
Betting Ticket - Phar Lap, Randwick Race Course, 1930
Small rectangular card betting ticket, issued by bookmaker Reg McKay at Randwick Race Course in 1930. It relates to a wager of 1800 pounds on the race horse Phar Lap.
From: Randwick, Australia Images: 2 -
Photograph - Phar Lap Winning Melbourne Cup, Framed, 1930
Framed pair of photographs depicts Phar Lap winning the 1930 Melbourne Cup, and the presentation of the trophy. It belonged to the family of his trainer Harry Telford family, and was am ...
From: Sydney, Australia Images: 3 -
Advertising Print - Penfolds Wines, Phar Lap, 1932
Card advertising poster produced by Penfolds Wines, dated 1932. It features a coloured painting of Phar Lap, reproduced from the original painted by R. Code and owned by Harry Telford ...
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Advertising Print - Penfolds Wines, Phar Lap, 1932
Card advertising poster produced by Penfolds Wines, dated 1932. It features a coloured painting of Phar Lap, reproduced from the original painted by R. Code and owned by Harry Telford ...
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Apron - Phar Lap, 1930s
This apron was embroidered by an unknown person using a commercial pattern during the 1930s.
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Apron - Phar Lap, Framed, 1930s
Framed hand embroidery of Phar Lap and jockey (Jim Pike?) made by Edith Faith Helen Mary Clarke (nee Bradford) in Northern Queensland in the early 1930s. Originally an apron, her husban ...
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Booklet - Agua Caliente Jockey Club, Third Annual Winter Season, 1931-1932
Alternative Name(s): Program The booklet was issued by the Agua Caliente Jockey Club to promote the 1931-1932 racing season, including the running of the Agua Caliente Handicap in Marc ...
From: Agua Caliente, Mexico Images: 2 -
Booklet - Racing Victoria, Phar Lap 75th Anniversary, 2005
This booklet was produced by Racing Victoria in 2005 to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the winning of the 1930 Melbourne Cup by the racehorse Phar Lap. The information inside was su ...
From: Flemington, Australia Images: 4 -
Booklet - Racing Victoria, Phar Lap 75th Anniversary, 2005
This booklet was produced by Racing Victoria in 2005 to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the winning of the 1930 Melbourne Cup by the racehorse Phar Lap. The information inside was su ...
From: Flemington, Australia Images: 4 -
Booklet - Racing Victoria, Phar Lap 75th Anniversary, 2005
This booklet was produced by Racing Victoria in 2005 to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the winning of the 1930 Melbourne Cup by the racehorse Phar Lap. The information inside was su ...
From: Flemington, Australia Images: 4 -
Bridle - Phar Lap Mount, 1932
This bridle was originally on Phar Lap when he arrived at the Museum in 1933. It had been placed there by Jonas Bros of New York, who had prepared the mounted hide. A visitor pointed o ...
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Cake Tin - Phar Lap, 1930s
This metal cake tin was sold in the 1930s by an unknown Australian manufacture to take advantage of the popularity of the champion race horse Phar Lap.
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Cap - Jockey, Telford Colours, Phar Lap, 1930s
The cap was made by Ballantynes for horse trainer Harry Telford, to compliment his racing colours of red, black and white. They were used by jockeys riding the champion race horse Phar ...
From: Mordialloc, Australia Images: 1 -
Cartoon - John Spooner, Phar Lap at Crown Casino, 10 Apr 1997
Cartoon of Phar Lap with his nose in a feeding bag, with the logo of the Crown Casino, as published in The Age of 10 April 1997. The drawing was done by John Spooner to illustrate an a ...
From: Melbourne, Australia Images: 2 -
Cartoon - Ron Tandberg, Makybe Diva & Phar Lap, Colour Ink, 2005
This cartoon was produced by Melbourne cartoonist Ron Tandberg for inclusion in The Age newspaper of Wednesday 2nd November, 2005. It was in reaction to the racehorse Makybe Diva winnin ...
From: Melbourne, Australia Images: 1 -
Cigarette Card - BDV, Bill.Elliot, 1930s
Cigarette card issued by BDV Cigarettes in the 1930s, as part of a set featuring famous sporting identities, including the champion jockey, Bill Elliot, who rode Phar Lap to seven victo ...
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Cigarette Card - BDV, Phar Lap, 1930s
Cigarette card issued by BDV Cigarettes in the 1930s, as part of a set featuring famous sporting identities, including the champion race horse Phar Lap.
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Painting - John Kelly, The Ascension, Oil, Framed, 1998
Alternative Name(s): Painting - Phar Lap This painting is part of a series of by Australian artist John Kelly which playfully explore the Phar Lap legend and his place in contemporary ...
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Coaster - Stephen Daly Designs, Phar Lap Motion Picture, 1983
This metal souvenir drink coaster is an example of the merchandise which was produced to publicise the release of the Phar Lap motion picture in 1983. It is also an example of the merc ...
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Paper Weight - Phar Lap, Glass
Solid amber glass paperweight of Phar Lap's head. It belonged to trainer Harry Telford, and was amongst a number of items donated to the museum by his son and daughter-in-law in the 199 ...
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Computer Interactive - Eness, Virsual The Digital Rocking Horse, 2003
Virsual is a wireless, ride-on rocking horse equipped with its own motion sensor device. As riders saddle up a 3D game is activated and displayed on screen. The hardware is an off-the-s ...
From: Prahran, Australia Images: 1 -
Letter - Tom Woodcock to Miss Helen Fussee, 18 Mar 1932
This letter was sent by Phar Lap's strapper Tommy Woodcock to the donor's aunt on 18th March 1932, just two days before the running of the Agua Caliente Handicap. It was in response to ...
From: Agua Caliente, Mexico Images: 2 -
Scrapbook - Marie Davie, Phar Lap, 1930-1990
This scrapbook was compiled in Melbourne by a lifelong Phar Lap devotee, Marie Davie, and includes numerous newspaper and magazine clippings.
From: Niddrie, Australia Images: 5 -
Cut Throat Razor - Phar Lap, 1930s
Razor made by J.Dirlam & Sons, in Germany in the 1930s. It has an image of Phar Lap and his name printed on one side.
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Game - M & L Plastics, Raceplay Horse Racing Game, Melbourne, 1945
This boxed children racing game was manufactured in Melbourne shortly after the Second World War. It consists of eight plastic race horses and jockeys attached to a 'control box' by ap ...
From: Melbourne, Australia Images: 1 -
Sheet of Uncut Tin Lids - Myona Cigar Company, Phar Lap Fine Cut Tobacco, Richmond, 1930
A rectangular metal sheet of nine Phar Lap Fine Cut Tobacco tin lid lithographs. These would have been cut out to form the lid of the tins. The Phar Lap Tobacco Tin was produced by the ...
From: Richmond, Australia Images: 2 -
Street Ballad - Good Bye, Phar Lap, Good Bye!, 1932
This ballad was printed in Melbourne in 1932, to commemorate the death of the champion race horse Phar Lap. The original owner, folklorist Bill Wannan, purchased it from a vendor outsid ...
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Drawing - Ted Watts, Phar Lap, Ink, 1960s
This large black ink drawing on white water colour board was produced by Mr C.W (Ted) Watts in Melbourne in the 1960s, from a photograph in a book. It depicts a jockey riding Phar Lap i ...
From: Melbourne, Australia Images: 1 -
Jacket - Jockey Silks, Telford Colours, Phar Lap, 1930s
The jacket was made by Ballantynes for horse trainer Harry Telford, using the colours red, black and white. They were used by jockeys riding the champion race horse Phar Lap from his fi ...
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Jockey's Pass - Western Australian Turf Club, Harry Telford, 1905 - 1906
Jockey's Pass belonging to Harry Telford, who later went on to train the champion race horse Phar Lap. Issued by the "The Western Australian Turf Club", for the period from 1st August ...
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Letter - Annie Woodcock to Telford, Phar Lap's Death, 18 Apr 1932
This letter was sent by Annie Woodcock, mother of Phar Lap's strapper Tommy, to his trainer Harry Telford, enquiring after any news he may have about her son. Tommy had gone to North Am ...
From: Redfern, Australia Images: 1 -
Magazine Cutting - Dam of Phar Lap Sold for 1500 Guineas, 1932
This magazine cutting was amongst a large number of sympathy letters sent to his trainer and part owner Harry Telford after Phar Lap died in April, 1932. The Telford family retained the ...
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Magazine - Sports Novels, August 1958
Magazine published in Sydney in August 1958, and proclaims itself to be `Australia's leading sporting magazine'. It contains a number of articles related to boxing, football (both rugb ...
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Mask - Tony Santic, Makybe Diva, Emirates Melbourne Cup, 2005
This mask was one of number produced by the Santic family (the owners of Makybe Diva) and given away to attendees of the Melbourne Cup Parade through the CBD, on 31st October, 2005, and ...
From: Port Lincoln, Australia Images: 0 -
Postcard - Phar Lap, National Museum of Victoria, 1930s
This postcard was produced in the 1930s by the National Museum of Victoria (now Museum Victoria) as a souvenir of the newly acquired mount of the champion racehorse Phar Lap. Surprising ...
From: Melbourne, Australia Images: 1 -
Postcard - Phar Lap, National Museum of Victoria, 1930s
This postcard was produced in the 1930s by the National Museum of Victoria (now Museum Victoria) as a souvenir of the newly acquired mount of the champion racehorse Phar Lap. Surprising ...
From: Melbourne, Australia Images: 2 -
Postcard - Phar Lap, Photograph Album, E. Taylor, Holiday to Sydney, Canberra & Melbourne, ...
Postcard from an album assembled by the original owner, E. Taylor, which relates to a 21 day bus tour that he and his wife took through the ACT, New South Wales and Victoria in March/Ap ...
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Statuette - Phar Lap, Plaster, 1930s
The plaster figure of Phar Lap was produced in Australia during the early 1930s to capitalise on the growing popularity of Phar Lap. It is believed that they were produced by an Italian ...
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Theatre Programme - APG, Pram Factory, Phar Lap, it's Cingalese for Lightning Y'know, 1977
In 1977 the Australian Performing Group staged a production of this new play, written by Stephen Mastare, at the Pram Factory in Carlton. Unhappy with the depiction of his father, Harry ...
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Theatre Programme - APG, Pram Factory, Phar Lap, it's Cingalese for Lightning Y'know, 1977
In 1977 the Australian Performing Group staged a production of this new play, written by Stephen Mastare, at the Pram Factory in Carlton. Unhappy with the depiction of his father, Harry ...
From: Carlton, Australia Images: 3 -
Balloon - Edgley Ventures, Congratulations Phar Lap, John & Michael, Black, 1983
Uninflated black balloon with white text printed on it. This balloon was produced in 1983 to decorate the cinema holding the World premier screenings of the Australian motion picture ` ...
From: Hawthorn, Australia Images: 1 -
Balloon - Edgley Ventures, Congratulations Phar Lap, John & Michael, Cream, 1983
Uninflated cream balloon with black text printed on it. This balloon was produced in 1983 to decorate the cinema holding the World premier screenings of the Australian motion picture ` ...
From: Hawthorn, Australia Images: 1 -
Balloon - Edgley Ventures, Congratulations Phar Lap, John & Michael, Red, 1983
Uninflated red balloon with black text printed on it. This balloon was produced in 1983 to decorate the cinema holding the World premier screenings of the Australian motion picture `Ph ...
From: Hawthorn, Australia Images: 1 -
Charm - Perfection Souvenirs, Phar Lap, 1986
This small metal jewellery charm is an example of the Phar Lap related merchandise sold in the Museum of Victoria shop in the 1980s.
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Cloth Badge - Phar Lap, 1986
Alternative Name(s): Patch This embroidered cloth badge is an example of the Phar Lap related merchandise sold in the Museum of Victoria shop in the 1980s.
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Eraser - Phar Lap, Museum Victoria, 1986
Alternative Name(s): rubber This small rubber eraser is an example of the Phar Lap related merchandise sold in the Museum of Victoria shop in the 1980s.
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Fridge Magnet - Perfection Plate, Phar Lap, 1983
This small souvenir fridge magnet is an example of the Phar Lap related merchandise sold in the Museum of Victoria shop in the 1980s. It originally sold for $1.99.
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Medal - Museum Victoria, Phar Lap, Bronze, Museum of Victoria, Australia, 1983
This bronze-souvenir medal is an example of the Phar Lap related merchandise sold in the Museum of Victoria shop in the 1980s.
From: Melbourne, Australia Images: 2
