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Spirited : Australia's horse story / National Museum of Australia.

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ISBN 9781921953217
Author National Museum of Australia
Title Spirited : Australia's horse story / National Museum of Australia.
Publisher and/or associated date/s Canberra : National Museum of Australia Press, 2014.
Description 39 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 25 cm.
Note Published in conjunction with the exhibition "Spirited: Australia’s Horse Story," held at the National Museum of Australia, 11 September 2014 to 9 March 2015.
Contents Australia’s first horses (4) -- Across the land (6) -- Wild bush horses (8) -- On Springfield station (10) -- Growing up with horses (12) -- Hauling loads and making roads (14) -- On the road (16) -- The getaway steed (18) -- Mounted police (19) -- Horse power (20) -- Tools of the trade (22) -- City horses (24) -- Sparrow starvers (25) -- The milk round (26) -- Our daily bread (27) -- On the battlefield (28) -- Through desert and mud (29) -- On the range (30) -- Moving the mob (31) -- Range to rodeo (32) -- Campdrafting (34) -- Olympic equestrians (35) -- The trophy cabinet (36) -- Three centuries of racing (37) -- In the ring (38) -- It’s showtime! (39).
Summary This booklet is based on a major exhibition at the National Museum of Australia and tells the story of some of Australia’s horses, from those that powered the heavy machinery of yesterday, to today’s horse superstars.
Subjects Horses -- Australia -- History
Horses -- Australia -- Exhibitions
Call number NMA G 2014
NMA 2014
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Barcode Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Status Due Date
A00784097 NMA 2014
National Museum of Australia publications   . *, Not for Loan .  
A00784530 NMA G 2014
National Museum of Australia publications (loan copy) . Available to Museum Staff .  
A00812899 NMA 2014
National Museum of Australia publications   . *, Not for Loan .  
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