Author: Martin Painter
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781863731645
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The principal club relates the history of Australia's oldest and most influential racing organisation, the Australian Jockey Club, within the wider context of the story of the Australian turf. Horse racing is Australia's oldest cultural institution and, in the late twentieth century, its third largest industry. This book examines the origins of horse racing in New South Wales as well as the reasons for the formation of the AJC. It details the metamorphosis of racing from a sport to an industry by detailing the evolving relationship between the club and the state government, the development of Warwick Farm and Randwick from paddocks to modern racecourses, the transformation of the AJC from a club to a bureaucracy, and the revolution in the way in which races themselves are conducted. It also explores some of the major events which have characterized the history of the club, such as relating the 'inside story' of the JAC's enquiry into the Fine Cotton scandal.
Principal Club
The Principal Club
Author: Martin Painter
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781863731966
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
The principal club relates the history of Australia's oldest and most influential racing organisation, the Australian Jockey Club, within the wider context of the story of the Australian turf. Horse racing is Australia's oldest cultural institution and, in the late twentieth century, its third largest industry. This book examines the origins of horse racing in New South Wales as well as the reasons for the formation of the AJC. It details the metamorphosis of racing from a sport to an industry by detailing the evolving relationship between the club and the state government, the development of Warwick Farm and Randwick from paddocks to modern racecourses, the transformation of the AJC from a club to a bureaucracy, and the revolution in the way in which races themselves are conducted. It also explores some of the major events which have characterized the history of the club, such as relating the 'inside story' of the JAC's enquiry into the Fine Cotton scandal. This generously-illustrated book will appeal not only to those interested in horse racing and its history but to all Australians with a curiosity about the origins of contemporary Australian culture.Martin Painter is an Associate Professor in the Department of Government, Sydney University. Richard Waterhouse is a Senior Lecturer in Australian and American history at the University of Sydney..
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781863731966
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
The principal club relates the history of Australia's oldest and most influential racing organisation, the Australian Jockey Club, within the wider context of the story of the Australian turf. Horse racing is Australia's oldest cultural institution and, in the late twentieth century, its third largest industry. This book examines the origins of horse racing in New South Wales as well as the reasons for the formation of the AJC. It details the metamorphosis of racing from a sport to an industry by detailing the evolving relationship between the club and the state government, the development of Warwick Farm and Randwick from paddocks to modern racecourses, the transformation of the AJC from a club to a bureaucracy, and the revolution in the way in which races themselves are conducted. It also explores some of the major events which have characterized the history of the club, such as relating the 'inside story' of the JAC's enquiry into the Fine Cotton scandal. This generously-illustrated book will appeal not only to those interested in horse racing and its history but to all Australians with a curiosity about the origins of contemporary Australian culture.Martin Painter is an Associate Professor in the Department of Government, Sydney University. Richard Waterhouse is a Senior Lecturer in Australian and American history at the University of Sydney..
Australian Jockey Club
Author: Australian Jockey Club
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
The Australian Sportsman's Calendar, and Guide to the Turf (to be Continued Annually).
Author: Charles Hamilton Nichols
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Australian Jockey Club
Author: Australian Jockey Club
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780959225006
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780959225006
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Australian Jockey Club Act
Author: Australian Jockey Club
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Rules of Racing of the South Australian Jockey Club
Author: South Australian Jockey Club
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Australian Jockey Club Members
Author: Australian Jockey Club
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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Rules of the Australian Jockey Club, 1870
Author: Australian Jockey Club
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 49
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Sporting Reminiscences
Author: Thomas Haydon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description