Bong Bong Picnic Race Club foundation documents, 1908

MLMSS 8041

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1908

930854

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The Bong Bong Picnic Race Club held its first meeting in 1886 in the grounds of Throsby Park, near Moss Vale. For many years it has been one of the best known and most successful rural race clubs in Australia. This is despite going into liquidation in 1939, and being abandoned in the 1980's for a number of years because of issues of crowd control.

Reference:
Library correspondence file

1. The original fully signed lease from F. H. Throsby, dated 24th September 1908, for ten years, of appoximately 80 acres, being part of Norman's Paddock on the Bowral Road, for the purpose of conducting its annual two day race meeting, together with hand written documents.
2. A copy of the contract between the club and John Farthing of Moss Vale for the clearing and construction of the course, with measurements, and the specification for the works to be carried out, dated 26th June, 1908.

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