Greymouth 'Trots' - the Bookies pitch.1906.

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DescriptionGreymouth 'Trots' - the bookies pitch.1906.

Te Papa - Registration Number O.021784
Purchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board fundsDate of Photo1906Map^[1]External LinkTe Papa CollectionsContributorHeather Newby

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Location (city or town)GreymouthLandmark (Place)The bookies pitch.Victoria ParkEventGreymouth 'Trots'

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Date Created22nd September 2022CommentsTom Hartill
I loved the bookies in Victoria. They really added to the atmosphere keeping you on your toes as they moved the odds out.
Tom Hartill would have loved to have been there

Alan Messenger
Yes, that is what I missed going to race meetings when I returned to NZ in 1972.

Cheryl Townsend
A great post

Maree Lewis
Just look at the small girl, all dressed up in velvet and satin, with her hair having been done in curling rags! Nowadays she would be wearing a T-shirt and jeans to the races, and have a pony-tail. It's a great photo, giving us a tiny insight into life a century ago. Thankyou!

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Greymouth 'Trots' - the Bookies pitch.1906.

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