This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Racing tales span temperamental horses and law notes
A mix of New Plymouth and English racing anecdotes covers temperamental stallions, starting machines, and courtroom wit at the Old Bailey. Versatile horses from Pantheon to Lord Burghley are discussed alongside cricket governance calls for a single supreme body to end rule discrepancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Graham
Te Monanui
New Plymouth
England
Manchester
Old Bailey
London
Marsh
Solano
Justice Swift
Solanio
Quantock
New South Wales
Pantheon
Whittier
Cook
Anglesey
Hawthornden
Plemington
Posey
Australia
Board of Control For International Cricket
Commonwealth
Board of Control
Adelaide
Sydney
Melbourne
MLC
Victoria
Marylebone Clas