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BALLANTINE DEREK ALAN TRENGOVEThe Australian BookOf
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BARRIE DOUGLAS M. The Australian Bloodhorse. col. frontis. & 7
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BERNSTEIN D.L.First Tuesday In November. The Story of the
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CAVANOUGH MAURICE & MEURIG DAVIESThe MelbourneCup.
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CHRISTY E.V.A. (Officially appointed Military Riding
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CLARKE MARGARETThe
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CRAIG DENNIS Horse-Racing. The Breeding of Thoroughbreds
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de BOURG ROSSThe Australian And New Zealand Thoroughbred.
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DIXON WILLIAM SCARTHThe Influence Of Racing And The Thoroughbred
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ELLIMAN, Sons, & Co., (Veterinary). - Horses, Dogs, Birds, Cattle:Accidents And Ailments: First Aid. illus. with Illustrated throughout with
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FAIRLEY JOHNRacing In Art. profusely illus. with plates
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FIDDIAN MARCThrough The Field Glasses. A History Of The
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FORREST Col. CHRISThe
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GOOD MEYRICK JOHN BETTSWinners For 1948. profusely illus.
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GOULD NATOn
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reprint originally published in 1895 by George Routledge, London. or.cl. d/w. cr.8vo. pp.244.
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HAYES HORACE M.Horses On
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HECTOR CHRIS MAX McTAGGERTQuarter Horses In Australia.
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HISLOP JOHN Steeplechasing
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text, plans, pub. London J A Allen & Co Ltd, 1982 2nd ed.
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HOPE C.E.G. Riding
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HUNTING WILLIAM The Art Of
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IRISH HORSE Official Publication of The Bloodstock Breeders' and
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title page vign. & numerous text plates t/out. pub. Dublin 1957 or.blu.cl.
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JENKINS RONGreat Trotters. profusely illus. with plates
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JOHNSTONE RAEThe Rae Johnstone Story. illus. with
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KING GRAEMEThe King. The Story of a Champion. profusely illus.
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LILLYE BERT Backstage Of Racing, Foreword by Harry Robinson. illus. with
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pp.168. The author spent 50 years in sporting journalism.
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LIVINGSTONE-LEARMONTH, D. AND J. HISLOP.Famous Winners of the
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LLEWELLYN RHYS Sir. Breeding To Race. illus. with frontis. & 2
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LOCKMAN GORDON Ed. by. The Australian Standard Bred
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McFADDEN W.J.Thoroughbred Sires Of Australia And New
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McFADDEN W.J. Thoroughbred Sires Of Australia And New
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McGILLIVRAY D. Australian
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some full page, pub. Sydney 1902 rebound in dark green cloth & new e/papers, 8vo. pp.238.
Donald McGillivray (1855-1921), horsebreaker, was born in 1855 on a sheep station at
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McGREGOR H. The Horse
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Best Thoroughbreds In Australia, Volume One or. card wrappers, (paperback), black stiffened
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MACNAMARA BILLGrandstand Riders. 75 years of Racing
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MARTIN DESMONDAustralia Astride. illus. with frontis. &
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MARTIN DESMONDA Century Of Racing. Albury Racing Club
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MESSNER BOBBroodmares Of
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faux red leather cl. gold ink embossed title on front coverand spine, 4to. pp.342,378. Vol. 1
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MITCHELL ELYNE Selects Stories Of Australian Horses. illus. with
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MITCHELL GREGORYThe Bush Horseman. The Horsemanship of the
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MORAN STEPHEN From A Veritable Wilderness. The history of
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MORTIMER ROGERThe Jockey Club. illus. with col. frontis. &
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NEW ZEALAND Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (Inc.)
Register Of Thoroughbred Stallions Of New Zealand. Vol.VI. pub. N.Z.
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PACINI JOHNA Century Galloped By. The first hundred years
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Vic. Racing Club 1988 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.522. Price: $40.00
PALMER JOAN
Our Solo Billy Roycroft's Gold Medal Horse. illus. with
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PENTON NEVILLEA Racing Heart. The story of the Australian
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POLLARD JACK -The Roughrider.
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POLLARD JACKThe Pictorial History Of Australian
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pub. Syd. Hamlyn 1971 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.320. Price: $35.00
PRING PETERThe Star Kingdom Story. illus. with b/w. text
plates t/out. pub. Syd. Thoroughbred Press 1983 1st.ed. or. illus.brn.bds.
cr.4to. pp.240. Price: $75.00
PUNTERSMelbourne And Sydney Race & Betting Digest. Betting
results and full particulars 4 vols. Punters for the years: Half-Yearly
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PUNTERS
Sydney & Melbourne Race & Betting Digest.
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Favourite & Winner, Digest of Newspaper Selections Your Favourite
Jockeys-Where They Win, Sydney’s and Melbourne’s Good Horses. illus. with 2
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RAMSDEN CAROLINELadies In Racing. Sixteenth Century to
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ROBERTS TOMHorse
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ROSSDALE PETERHorse Breeding. illus. with many plates,
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SANTINI PIERO The
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SMYLYPATRICIAAnatomy
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STAINFORTH MARTINRacehorses In
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STEWART Lt-Col. Training The Racehorse. with frontis. 10
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STUBBS GEORGEThe Art Of George Stubbs. Text by Venetia
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TOPTANI ILIAS Modern
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WARD FREDERICK R. Australian Register of Thoroughbred
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WARD FREDERICK R. Australian
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WATJEN RICHARD L. - Dressage Riding. A Guide for the
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WHITE ROBERTCourses For Horses. The story of Victorian
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WILDER F.L. English Sporting Prints. profusely illus. with
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WILLETT PETERAn Introduction To The Thoroughbred. illus.
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WOSITZKY JANTommy
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YARWOOD A.T. Walers. Australian Horses Abroad. profusely
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