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Sydney to Hobart yacht race 1946

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Sydney to Hobart yacht race 1946

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National Archives of Australia

[A1200, L8194]

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Sport

Sport has long been important in Sydney life, interwoven with its fabric and culture. The ritual contests and physical activity of the Aboriginal people gave way to the informal, disreputable and often cruel pastimes of the early nineteenth century. The late nineteenth century saw the development of formal codes and organised leagues, leading to the commercialised, professional sports of the present.

Sailing

Sydney to Hobart yacht race

Yacht race which starts from Sydney Harbour at 1 pm on Boxing Day, 26 December, as it has done since 1945.

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