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PALMALMAL PLANTATION, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-07-05. A COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF THE HORSES AND JOCKEYS USED BY TNE NEW BRITAIN TURF CLUB, 18 ADVANCED ORDNANCE DEPOT. A COMPLETE RACECOURSE IS IN THE RECREATION HUT WITH TOTALISATOR, PAYING OUT WINDOWS, PROGRAMS, STEWARDS, STARTER AND JUDGE. THE HORSES WITH WELL KNOWN JOCKEYS UP, ARE MADE OF WAX AND MOVE ALONG A 12-FOOT TRACK BY VIBRATION. PICTURED ABOVE IS JOCKEY D. MUNRO RIDING YOU BEAUT.
PALMALMAL PLANTATION, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-07-03. PUNTERS STUDYING FORM FROM THE OFFICIAL PROGRAM DURING A RACE MEETING OF THE NEW BRITAIN TURF CLUB AT 18 ADVANCED ORDNANCE DEPOT. IT IS A
PALMALMAL PLANTATION, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-07-05. WAX HORSES AND JOCKEYS OF THE NEW BRITAIN TURF CLUB PASS THE 7 FURLONG POST. THE MODELS ARE ON A RACE COURSE IN THE RECREATION HUT, 18 ADV
PALMALMAL PLANTATION, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-07-03. PUNTERS CHEERING THEIR HORSES DOWN THE STRAIGHT TO THE WINNING POST DURING A RACE MEETING OF THE NEW BRITAIN TURF CLUB AT 18 ADVANCED ORDN
PALMALMAL PLANTATION, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-07-03. TROOPS QUEUE AT THE NINE TOTE WINDOWS TO PLACE BETS BEFORE THE FIRST RACE MEETING OF THE NEW BRITAIN TURF CLUB AT 18 ADVANCED ORDNANCE DEP
PALMALMAL PLANTATION, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-07-03. ANXIOUS PUNTERS ATTENDING THE RACE MEETING OF THE NEW BRITAIN TURF CLUB AT 18 ADVANCED ORDNANCE DEPOT WAIT FOR NUMBERS TO BE SIGNALLED IN
PALMALMAL PLANTATION, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-07-05. PRIVATE J. COLQUHOUN, (STRIKER) (1), AND MAJOR C.R. AITKEN (2), WATCHING THE FINISH OF A RACE AT THE NEW BRITAIN TURF CLUB. THE MODELS ARE
