nla.gov.au/nla.obj-430340710/view?sectionId=nla.obj-47015... - this pic appeared in Pix on 7th January, 1949, in a feature article on the recent picnic race meeting held at Baroma Station, near Croppa Creek, in Northern NSW...
Pix's caption: 'AMATEUR JOCKEY BRUCE HUNT, son of local grazier, weighs-in after winning a race at Croppa Creek picnic meeting. Weighing room was an open iron shed.'
* Croppa Creek is near Moree/Warialda/Boggabilla...
A number of other pics in this SLNSW Pix Croppa Creek race meeting series also appeared in the Pix article...
trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/181401386 - North West Champion, 29th November, 1948...report on the race meeting here...
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nla.gov.au/nla.obj-430340710/view?sectionId=nla.obj-47015... - this pic appeared in Pix on 7th January, 1949, in a feature article on the recent picnic race meeting held at Baroma Station, near Croppa Creek, in Northern NSW... Pix's caption: 'AMATEUR JOCKEY BRUCE HUNT, son of local grazier, weighs-in after winning a race at Croppa Creek picnic meeting. Weighing room was an open iron shed.' * Croppa Creek is near Moree/Warialda/Boggabilla... A number of other pics in this SLNSW Pix Croppa Creek race meeting series also appeared in the Pix article... trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/181401386 - North West Champion, 29th November, 1948...report on the race meeting here...
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www.deluxecafemoree.com.au/89-year-old-former-hoop-bruce-... - Bill Poulos' 2017 article on 'hoop' (jockey) Bruce Hunt...hopefully this link will hang around for a while...
State Library of NSW
https://www.flickr.com/photos/193158484@N02 👍 have updated caption