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How Phar Lap finished in the Melbourne Cup Race from Second Wind and Shadow King on 5th November, 1930How Phar Lap finished in the Melbourne Cup Race from Second Wind and Shadow King on 5th November, 19301930

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The Melbourne Cup is an annual Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia, at the Flemington Racecourse. It is a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and older, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club that forms part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.

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1870s1 photo

Melbourne Cup, 1877, c. 1877c. 1877

1880s9 photos

Flemington Racecourse, c. 1880c. 1880Grand Stand, Flemington Race Course, c. 1883c. 1883The winning post, Flemington Race Course, c. 1883c. 1883General view of Flemington race course, c. 1883c. 1883Flemington Race Course, c. 1885c. 1885Race day at Flemington Race Course, c. 1885c. 1885A four-in-hand off to the Melbourne Cup races, Nov. 18881888Melbourne Cup, 18891889Start for the Melbourne Cup, 18891889

1890s13 photos

Flemington Racecourse, 1890?1890?The finish of the Melbourne Cup, 18901890Nov: 4th 1890. MELBOURNE CUP. THE FINISH, 1890?1890?Flemington race-course, view from stand, looking over the crowd to the other stands, c. 1890c. 1890Flemington race-course, jockeys going into rooms after the race, c. 1890c. 1890Flemington Racecourse during a race meeting, 1890–19001890–1900Race day at Flemington Race Course, showing crowds in centre of track and back of grandstand, 1890–19001890–1900Flemington racecourse - view of stands, 1890–19001890–1900Flemington Racecourse, 1892–19001892–1900Flemington - the Lawn and Grandstand on Cup Day, 1892–19001892–1900Melbourne Cup finish 18971897[Finish for the Melbourne Cup], 18971897"Merriwee", winner of the Melbourne Cup 18991899

1900s37 photos

Flemington Race Track, Victoria, 1890–19101890–1910Flemington Race Track, Victoria, 1890–19101890–1910Flemington Race Track, Victoria, 1890–19101890–1910Flemington Race Track, Victoria, 1890–19101890–1910THE ROYAL REVIEW AT FLEMINGTON RACE-COURSE. Cadets marching past, 19011901THE ROYAL REVIEW AT FLEMINGTON RACE-COURSE. Mounted Rifles marching past, 19011901Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, 1902?1902?Melbourne Cup Party, Government House 19031903The Lawn, Flemington Racecourse, c. 1903c. 1903CUP DAY, FLEMINGTON, c. 1903c. 1903MELBOURNE CUP FINISH, 19041904The Lawn, Flemington Racecourse, c. 1904c. 1904MELBOURNE CUP - 1905, c. 1905c. 1905The Lawn-Flemington Race Course, 1895–19151895–1915Melbourne Cup. THE FINISH, 19051905Melbourne Cup Finish - 1905, c. 1905c. 1905Melbourne Cup Party, State Government House, Malvern 19061906FLEMINGTON RACECOURSE. THE GREAT FLOOD SEPT. 10, 1906, c. 1906c. 1906Melbourne Cup, Flemington, 1906, won by Poseidon1906FLEMINGTON RACECOURSE, MELBOURNE, c. 1906c. 1906General View of Flemington Race Course from Footscray, c. 1906c. 1906On the lawn, Flemington Cup Day, Melbourne, c. 1907c. 1907Lawn Flemington, Melbourne Cup Day, c. 1907c. 1907THE MELBOURNE CUP. Australia, 1905–101905–10Lawn Flemington. Melbourne Cup Day, c. 1907c. 1907General View of Flemington Race Course from Footscray, c. 1908c. 1908Cup Day, Flemington. MELBOURNE, c. 1908c. 1908MELBOURNE CUP 1908, c. 1908c. 1908Cup Day, Melbourne, c. 1908c. 1908On the lawn, Flemington Cup Day, Melbourne, c. 1908c. 1908Flemington Race Track, Dec. 19091909Melbourne Cup Party, State Government House, Malvern 19091909Melbourne Cup party, Federal Government House, 19091909MELBOURNE CUP 1909, c. 1909c. 1909THE LAWN, FLEMINGTON RACE COURSE, c. 1909c. 1909Finish of Melbourne Cup 1909, c. 1909c. 1909MELBOURNE CUP 1909, c. 1909c. 1909

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169 historic photos for The Melbourne Cup and Flemington, taken between 1877 and 1956, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 9 decades, with the most from the 1940s (54). All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.