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Accidents

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = TD

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Curious Fatal Accident to a Racehorse, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/172
Scope and Contents

Photograph of the racehorse, 'Boree Jack', that suffered a curious and fatal accident when he was impaled on a rail during a race when a dust storm hit in West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia in 1909 with three men standing behind the carcass: David Weir (owner); R. Walker (rider); and J. Laffan (trainer).

Dates: 1870s-1930s