Introduced by scenes at Flemington in the 1860’s, preparations for the Melbourne Cup are shown, social sidelights and finally the running of the Centenary Melbourne Cup on 1st. November, 1960.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322873
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.)
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
35mm film; Master