"Austral Wheelrace, MCG, Dec. 1893"
Object Type
Photography/Photograph/Black and white
Photography/Photograph facsimile
Date Used
1909
Dec 1909
Brief Description
Copy of M746. Black and white photograph reproduction of a page of a newspaper comprising 5 photographs of a bicycle race and a hot-air balloon launch, with captions beneath. Caption texts read: '1. STARTERS IN AUSTRAL FINAL. 2 THE FINISH. 3. THE WINNER. 4 INFLATING THE BALLOON. 5 THE BALLOON BURST. 'Inscription beneath reads THE AUSTRAL RACE MEETING, MELBOURNE CRICKET GROUND.' Inscription in black ink beneath reads DECEMBER 1909.
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 472 W: 335 D: 17mm (H: 18 9/16 W: 13 3/16 D: 11/16")
Associated Place
Associated Event
Date Used
1909
Dec 1909
Dec 1909
Place Used
Location
In storage
Registration No
M16614
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