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The Stawell Gift: Staging the Golden Jubilee Carnival (1927)

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clip The one mile and hurdle races education content clip 3

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The one mile race is run and won by Wooton. The hurdles are run by SJ Dillon. He is presented with a trophy in the shape of a tea pot. As part of the on-field entertainment, a man delicately balances two dogs and an assemblage of chairs above his head.