Letter - Waggamba Shire Council to Telford, Phar Lap's Death, 20 Apr 1932

Summary

This letter of sympathy was one of a large number sent to his trainer and part owner Harry Telford after Phar Lap died in April, 1932. The Telford family retained the letters, and they were donated to the museum in the 1990s.

More Information

Collection Names

Phar Lap Collection
Collecting Areas

Leisure, Public Life & Institutions
Acquisition Information

Donation from Mrs Nancy Telford, 20 Oct 1999
Date Written

20 Apr 1932
Inscriptions

Text: Dear Sir/At a meeting of this Council references were/made by the Chairman and Councillors concerning the great/loss occasioned by the death of the race horse 'Phar Lap'/and I am directed to extend to you the Councillors' sym-pathy in your tremendous loss.
Classification

Sport, Horse racing, Correspondence
Category

History & Technology
Discipline

History
Type of item

Document
Overall Dimensions

27 cm (Length), 20.6 cm (Width)
Keywords

Correspondence, Death & Mourning, Horse Racing, Horses, Racing Industry, Sport, Making History - Phar Lap