Summary
This Australian monthy horse racing magazine was published in Sydney in September, 1972. There is a colour photograph of Phar Lap on display at the National Museum of Victoria on the cover, and a three page article about him inside.
Physical Description
Thick rectangular magazine consisting of 32 doubled sided paper pages stapled inside a glossy cover, printed with colour photo on the front and back. Inside is printed in black and white. The front cover shows a stuffed brown racehorse on display in a museum, with text in yellow and white. There is a full page advertisement printed onthe back cover, with a photograph of a female flight attendant in the centre, with text printed in white. Inside, the pages are filled with extensive text, and black and white photographs and illustrations.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr M. Phillips, 09 Sep 1992
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Publisher
Racetrack Investments, New South Wales, Australia, 1972 or later
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Printer
Maxwell Printing Co. Pty. Ltd., New South Wales, Australia, 1972 or later
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Inscriptions
Printed on front cover: RACETRACK/ SEPTEMBER, 1972/ 60 cents/ Registered for/ posting as/ a periodical/ Category B/ THE/ IMMORTAL/ PHAR LAP/ THE MIGHTY RED TERROR RACED HIS WAY INTO/ THE HALL OF FAME AND THE HEARTS OF MILLIONS. Printed on back cover: I MET A GIRL/ I met a girl/ twice today/ Once/ in a Rome cafe/ Again on MSA (followed by extensive text.)
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overall dimensions
21 cm (Length), 0.5 cm (Width), 28 cm (Height)
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