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Derby Day, Randwick 1937

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Derby Day, Randwick 1937

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Hood, Sam

State Library of New South Wales

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.

Horseracing

Randwick racecourse

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Racecourse that predates the development of the suburbs around it.