Alexander Gray papers, 1841-1959

MLMSS 994

fonds

1841-1959

422239

2 volumes and 1 box of textual material

Alexander Gray (1844-1927?) born at Windsor, N.S.W. was a race horse trainer and invented the strand type starting barrier, first used at Canterbury Park, 1891. His son, Reuben, was a jockey who turned to a singing career. On his father's death, he took over the barrier business, improved it and patented the six strand starting barrier

I. Papers on inventions of Alexander and Reuben Gray, 1894-1959.
A. Starting barriers, 1894-1959.
i) for horse racing, 1894-1959
ii) for motor-cycle racing, 1938-1939
iii) Account book, 1895-1910, including copies of letters written to R. Gray on starting barriers.

B. Other inventions of Alexander Gray, 1896-1903.

II. Miscellaneous papers, 1841-1929
A. Correspondence of Alexander and Reuben Gray connected with their horse-racing business, 1892-1929.
B. Papers on Reuben Gray's singing career, 1898-1927.
C. Other papers, mainly family correspondence, 1841-1875.

III. Pictorial material (PXE 1046)
Photographs of opera company from Reuben S Gray papers and Lakeview Consols goldmine, Western Australia, ca. 1899-1917

Information upgraded from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (1-155B) as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012

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