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Mentone Racing Club (Victoria): 1929 Membership Ticket folder…
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Melbourne
Date:
12-Nov-2020
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Mentone Racing Club (Victoria): 1929 Membership Ticket folder No.61 issued to C.M. Walsh, with several Gate Coupons still intact, red leather with gold embossing. The establishment of the railway system to Mordialloc in 1881 had encouraged subdivision of the land which led to an increase in the permanent population. This rail service provided the necessary mode for patrons to attend the races at Mentone. Towards the end of World War II the Mentone club had become involved in one of the most serious cut-backs in Victorian racing in the twentieth century. The final race meeting was held at Mentone on 24 July 1948 and drew the largest attendance ever to the course.
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