The untrustworthiness of facts and figures has become proverbial. It is, therefore, not surprising that the estimates of attendance at Flemington on Cup Day are, as a rule, ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 766 wordsThe day had arrived once more, ushered in as has frequently happened by a sultry day and a rainy eve, and heralded by the many voices which ...
Article : 4,015 wordsAs fully one-half, if not more, of the persons who visit the Flemington racecourse on Cup Day are conveyed there by train, railway service is an important factor in ...
Article : 1,149 wordsPerhaps among the many thousands of persons who witnessed the Melbourne Cup of 1888 there was no more interested spectator than Baron Hastings, ...
Article : 1,738 wordsWe are favoured by M. Oscar Comettant, the distinguished French journa[?]ist, who is on a visit to Melbourne in connection with the exhibition, with the following reflections ...
Article : 1,755 wordsBy nine o'clock the streets were crowded, and the great march westward had commenced. Every suburban train that arrived was packed with passengers, and ran back ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 7 Nov 1888, Page 8
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