C01747
Photograph C01747 First World War, 1914-1918A scene at the 4th Divisional Race Meeting, held in the Somme region during a rest period. In the foreground soldiers are placing bets.
020018 Accession Number: 020018
Description
Placing a bet at a race meeting in Beirut was a serious job for these A.I.F. men. There are no bookmakers. All bets are on the totalisator. Instead of backing one particular horse bettors back an owner. If an owner has several horses in the race, as is often the case, the chances of collecting are better. The odds, of course, are invariably short.
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Accession Number
020018
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Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
24 August 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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