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04:35, 15 November 2015 == Overview ==
Horses were the cars of today and young men often spent their days dreaming of horses and girls
The best way to show off a good horse was at one of the many local race meetings.
Most towns had a race course and held meetings on a regular basis. Even the smallest town or squatting run had an annual race meeting that was the height of the social events of the year.
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== Races at KellyGang ==
The KellyGang loved their horses and enjoyed race meetings ([[Ovens & Murray Advertiser (3)|OMA5/4/79]])
[[Ned Kelly|Ned Kelly]] met James [[Whitty|Whitty]] at the races and they discussed stolen horses and cattle
Constable [[Fitzpatrick|Fitzpatrick]] had been sent to [[Cashel|Cashel]] in early [[15-04-78 Fitzgerald incident|April 1878]] to watch over the race meeting just before the incident with the '''KellyGang'''. ([[Royal Commission report 13/5/1881|RC5944]])
There was a famous incident at the [[Whorouly (2)|Whorouly]] races.
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See race meetings at [[Albury|Albury]], Happy Valley ([[The Ovens and Murray Advertiser 18/1/1879|OMA18/1/79]])
Chiltern ([[The Ovens and Murray Advertiser 20/2/1879 (2)|OMA20/2/79]])
[[Mansfield|Mansfield]] ([[The Argus at KellyGang 7/3/1879 (2)|Argus7/3/79]])
Gunbower ([[The Argus at KellyGang 17/1/1881|Argus17/1/81]])
Samaria ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 2/4/1875|Ensign2/4/1875]])
Wangaratta ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 4/2/1873|Ensign4/2/1873]])
Winton ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 2/4/1875|Ensign2/4/1875]])
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