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Party from Sydney for the Homebush races, 1854

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Walter G Mason
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National Library of Australia
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Celebration of Anniversary Day to 1900
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Mason, Walter G

National Library of Australia

Celebration of Anniversary Day to 1900

Still celebrated as Australia Day, the anniversary of the arrival of the European settlers at Sydney was called Anniversary Day during the nineteenth century. The convict origins of the colony were glossed over and present achievements were emphasised in official functions, but ordinary Sydneysiders marked the holiday with picnics, regattas, sports and fireworks, much as they do today.

Horseracing

Horses as transport

Horses

Homebush racecourse

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Racecourse established by William Charles Wentworth on his land at Homebush, which operated from 1841 till 1859, with some races run until the 1870s. The site remained a training course and was later used for grazing cattle.