A clip of film that records the events that transpired on Melbourne Cup Day, 1896, including three seconds of the actual horse race. Maurice Sestier’s surviving footage of the 1896 Melbourne Cup is the earliest surviving cinema footage taken in Australia.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
016627
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.)
History → Melbourne (Vic.) - History
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Horse racing - Australia
Sound/audio
Silent
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)