Captain Eugene Gorman, K.C., the Commissioner for the Australian Comforts Fund, and a prominent ...

Accession Number 003116
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film original acetate
Maker Parer, Damien Peter
Place made British Mandate of Palestine: Palestine, Barbara Camp
Date made c August 1940
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Captain Eugene Gorman, K.C., the Commissioner for the Australian Comforts Fund, and a prominent racing man in Australia, organised a race meeting in Palestine, which took place just before some of the troops moved across to Egypt. It was a tremendous success and was watched by 8,000 spectators, many of whom were Arabs, who perhaps derived more enjoyment from the meeting than the diggers themselves. A Tote was organised, and in the true Australian traditions, celebrations were continued well into the night. Spectators at the race meeting.

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