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Melbourne Cup - Australia's Culture PortalPhotograph courtesy of the Victoria Racing Club. Melbourne Cup Day is Australia's most famous Tuesday. At 3.00 pm AEST, on the first Tuesday in November, Australians everywhere stop for one of the world's most famous horse races - the Melbourne Cup....
And nowhere is this more apparent than in the actions of our front-line troops—soldiers or nurses—whether in the trenches, as prisoners of war or on leave. The significance of sport for Australian soldiers, from the First World War through to...
People born during this period became known as baby boomers. Combined with an increase in European migration to Australia, the baby boomers changed Australia (and the world) in the second half of the 20th century. Australian journalist Mark Davis argues...
Nicola Finetti, Dress of silk georgette, silk chiffon and metallic embroidery on silk organza. Fashion can be defined by colour, cut, cloth, garment type, garment styles and interpretation of looks. Chinese silk embroidered shawls and Chinese surcoats b...
For those living in the Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia, football usually refers to Australian Rules Football. In the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, and Queensland, it could mean rugby league ...
When Australian Edward 'Ned' Trickett won the world sculling championship on London's Thames River in 1876, he became Australia's first sporting star. Cashman, R, Sport in the National Imagination, Sydney, Walla Walla Press, 2002, p. Cashman, R, Sport i...
The first recorded tennis tournament played in Australia was held in January 1880 on the courts of the Melbourne Cricket Club. The Australasian Lawn Tennis Association (ALTA) was Australia's first national tennis body. Australia has a long and successfu...
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National Sports Museum - MCC members' offer - Melbourne Cup Day Nursery car park (website National Sport Museum )CARLTON stars Jarrad Waite and Marc Murphy will gain vital match practice before Round 1 with VFL club the Northern Bullants today. As part of the MCC's reciprocal access arrangements with the VRC (Victoria Racing Club), MCC members will again be able to ...
Townsville´s exclusive Melbourne Cup luncheon in the Grand Ballroom. Pan-fried plump chicken breast with slow roasted roma tomatoes with basil and confit garlic mousse with a port wine and caramelised Spanish onion jus. Beverage package includes draught...
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Melbourne Cup Day is Australia's most famous Tuesday. At 3.00 pm AEST, on the first Tuesday in November, Australians everywhere stop for one of the world's most famous horse races - the Melbourne Cup. As well as the three Melbourne Cup wins, Makybe Diva ...
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Costa Rolfe's bestselling book has been updated to include the 2008 winner and now features a foreword by one of the most respected figures in Australian racing, Bart Cummings. <a href="http://www.thebookabyss.com.au/inc/searchresults? s="Costa Rolfe""> ...
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