Sydney Turf Club records, ca. 1936-1985 together with diaries of Robert Sydney Harris and Albert Harris of Barragan, ca. 1905-1945

MLMSS 9047

fonds

ca. 1905-1985

Textual Records, Graphic Materials

421204

11 metres of textual material (68 boxes)

The Sydney Turf Club (STC) founded in 1943, was the youngest of Australia's principal race clubs. It was formed following an Act passed by the New South Wales parliament called the Sydney Turf Club Act. The Act gave the club the power to hold 62 race meetings a year at the tracks and empowered it to wind up other proprietary clubs that still existed in the Sydney area through a special Racing Compensation Fund.

The Australian Jockey Club (AJC) founded in January 1842 and the Sydney Turf Club co-existed as independent bodies since the early 1940s, but merged to become The Australian Turf Club (ATC) in February 2011.

Robert Sydney Harris (1879-1946) pioneer land owner and grazier owned a rural property at Barragan, north-east of Mudgee in New South Wales (NSW). He was a life member of the Royal Agricultural Society of Sydney. His father Sir Mathew Harris was a member of the Legislative Assembly of NSW, and represented the Dennison Division of Sydney from 1892-1902. His brother Albert G Harris was also a grazier of Barragan and served at the front with the British artillery.

References:
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BOXES 1-12
Records, correspondence, memorabilia, printed ephemera and promotional material relating to Golden slipper races, ca. 1957-1984.

BOX 13
Records, correspondence, publicity material and newspaper clippings relating to admission charges, accident pay and advertising, ca. 1957-1979

BOXES 13-15
Records and correspondence of Australian Jockey Club, ca. 1936-1980, includes annual reports and balance sheets, minute of committee and board meetings, programs and records relating to ballot conditions and amendments to rules of racing

BOXES 15-19
Records and correspondence mainly relating to industrial, business and financial matters including racecourse maintenance, publicity, broadcasting and wireless, betting reports, bookmakers, racing awards and trophies, annual accounts, annual general meetings, annual report, 1937-1983. Includes appeals against valuations of Canterbury, Rosehill, Moorefield and Roseberry racecourses

BOXES 19-27
Records and correspondence relating to Canterbury Municipal Council and Canterbury Racecourse, ca. 1945-1986

BOXES 28-39
Records and correspondence mainly relating to racing clubs, membership, racecourses maintenance, horse-racing, industrial matters and employment, meetings, ca. 1943-1985. Includes Clarence River Jockey Club, Hawkesbury Race Club, Moorefield Racecourse, Newcastle Jockey Club

BOXES 40-42
Correspondence of Parker WP (Pat) secretary, ca. 1984-1987, including records relating to Parramatta Council Rosehill valuation appeal, 1962-1980

BOXES 43-46
Records and correspondence relating to races, racing clubs, publicity and racecourse maintenance, ca. 1947-1983. Includes Queensland Turf Club and Roseberry trainers

BOXES 46-50
Records and correspondence relating to Rosehill racecourse and Rosehill Bowling and Recreation Club, ca. 1946-1979

BOXES 51-58
Records and correspondence relating to horsebetting and totalisators, Totalisator Agency Board (TAB), membership Victoria Park, Rosehill and Canterbury racecourse, Australian Jockey Club stewards inquiry, STC history meetings and annual reports, horse racing clubs like South Australian Jockey Club, Tasmanian Racing Club, and Toowomba Turf Club and trainers correspondence, ca. 1943-1978

BOXES 58-68
Diaries of Robert Sydney and Albert Harris of Barragan, ca. 1905-1942

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Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Information upgraded as part of the Manuscripts Unprocessed eRecords Project 2013-2014