1/71State Library of Queensland Birdsville Hotel customers standing on the street on race weekend, September 1977
70+ Pictures: 140 years of the Birdsville races
The iconic Birdsville Races, dubbed the Melbourne Cup of the bush, will mark an extraordinary milestone in September with the 140th anniversary of the inaugural event in 1882. Take a look back at some of the iconic images of the past.
2/71State Library of Queensland Vehicles and people at the Birdsville racecourse on race day, September 1977
3/71State Library of Queensland Weighing in at the Birdsville Races, Queensland, ca. 1926
4/71The UBET Birdsville Cup . Birdsville Races 2018 © Photo by Salty Dingo 2018
5/71State Library of Queensland Birdsville Racecourse in the Queensland outback, ca. 1926
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7/71Birdsville Cup Day, 135th Birdsville Races organised by the Birdsville Race Club Inc. 2017 Birdsville Outback Races. Photo by Salty Dingo
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9/71Youngsters at the Birdsville Races
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12/71Race crowds on the second day of the previously postponed Birdsville Races, in hot and dusty conditions on the outskirts of Birdsville in far western QLD. Lyndon Mechielsen/MaxAgency
13/71Birdsville Race Club Simpson Desert racing carnival. Picture © Salty Dingo 2016
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17/71Birdsville Races 2018 © Photo by Salty Dingo 2018
18/71Birdsville Races 2019 © Photo by Salty Dingo 2019
19/71135th Birdsville Races organised by the Birdsville Race Club Inc. 2017 Birdsville Outback Races. Photo by Salty Dingo
20/71Birdsville Races 2019 © Photo by Salty Dingo 2019
21/71Birdsville Races 2019 © Photo by Salty Dingo 2019
22/71Kathryn Smales and Melanie Silk, (Brisbane and Sunshine Coast). Birdsville Races 2019 © Photo by Salty Dingo 2019
23/71Birdsville Races 2019 © Photo by Salty Dingo 2019
24/71Birdsville Races Cup Day .Pic of Race starter Larry Lewis 2019 © Photo by Salty Dingo 2019
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26/71Birdsville Race Club Simpson Desert racing carnival. Picture © Salty Dingo 2016
27/71Vanessa Harris, face of Birdsville Races. Friday race day, Birdsville Races 2018 © Photo by Salty Dingo 2018
28/71Birdsville Races Pic of Shane Henderson with his daughter Isebel 5 from Casino .2019 © Photo by Salty Dingo 2019 .2019 © Photo by Salty Dingo 2019
29/71Peter Meuleman from NSW celebrates after the running of the Birdsville Cup , in hot and dusty conditions on the outskirts of Birdsville in far western QLD. Lyndon Mechielsen/MaxAgency
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31/71Birdsville Races Cup Day .Pic of Race caller Josh Flemming 2019 © Photo by Salty Dingo 2019
32/71Emily Shearman, Sharni Lennox and Emily Lace, Ayr Qld. Birdsville Races 2019 © Photo by Salty Dingo 2019
33/71Birdsville Races 2018 © Photo by Salty Dingo 2018
34/71Friday race day, Birdsville Races 2018 © Photo by Salty Dingo 2018
35/71Friday race day, Birdsville Races 2018 © Photo by Salty Dingo 2018
36/71Birdsville Races 2019 © Photo by Salty Dingo 2019
37/71Vanessa Harris, face of Birdsville Races. Friday race day, Birdsville Races 2018 © Photo by Salty Dingo 2018
38/71Friday races, Birdsville Races 2018 © Photo by Salty Dingo 2018
39/71Miriam Twiname, John Twiname, Julie Cover and Paul Cover. Friday races, Birdsville Races 2018 © Photo by Salty Dingo 2018
40/71Birdsville Cup Day, 135th Birdsville Races organised by the Birdsville Race Club Inc. 2017 Birdsville Outback Races. Photo by Salty Dingo
41/71Birdsville Race Club Simpson Desert racing carnival. Picture © Salty Dingo 2016
42/71Birdsville Race Club Simpson Desert Racing Carnival. Picture © Salty Dingo 2016
43/71Friday race day, Birdsville Races 2018 © Photo by Salty Dingo 2018
44/71LtoR Georgia, Brandon, Erin, Sienna, Max and Mick. Edmund Family. Birdsville Races 2019 © Photo by Salty Dingo 2019
45/71Birdsville Race Club Simpson Desert Racing Carnival. Picture © Salty Dingo 2016
46/71Birdsville Cup day, Birdsville Races 2018 © Photo by Salty Dingo 2018
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48/71Birdsville Race Club Simpson Desert racing carnival. Picture © Salty Dingo 2016
49/71John Keating and Caitlin Angel wins Race 4 at Birdsville 10 April 2022. Credit:Michael McInally
50/71Birdsville Cup day. Birdsville Races 2018 © Photo by Salty Dingo 2018
51/71Friday race day, Birdsville Races 2018 © Photo by Salty Dingo 2018
52/71135th Birdsville Races organised by the Birdsville Race Club Inc. 2017 Birdsville Outback Races. Photo by Salty Dingo
53/71Birdsville Race Club Simpson Desert racing carnival. Picture © Salty Dingo 2016
54/71he remote Birdsville races in the outback town of Birdsville in western QLD. Lyndon Mechielsen/MaxAgency
55/71Birdsville Race Club Simpson Desert racing carnival. Picture © Salty Dingo 2016
56/71Friday race day, Birdsville Races 2018 © Photo by Salty Dingo 2018
57/71The UBET Birdsville Cup . Birdsville Races 2018 © Photo by Salty Dingo 2018
58/71135th Birdsville Races organised by the Birdsville Race Club Inc. 2017 Birdsville Outback Races. Photo by Salty Dingo
59/71Fred Brophy Boxing. 135th Birdsville Races organised by the Birdsville Race Club Inc. 2017 Birdsville Outback Races. Photo by Salty Dingo
60/71Birdsville Cup Day, 135th Birdsville Races organised by the Birdsville Race Club Inc. 2017 Birdsville Outback Races. Photo by Salty Dingo
61/71Birdsville Cup Day, 135th Birdsville Races organised by the Birdsville Race Club Inc. 2017 Birdsville Outback Races. Photo by Salty Dingo
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63/71Birdsville Cup Day, 135th Birdsville Races organised by the Birdsville Race Club Inc. 2017 Birdsville Outback Races. Photo by Salty Dingo
64/71Birdsville Cup Day, 135th Birdsville Races organised by the Birdsville Race Club Inc. 2017 Birdsville Outback Races. Photo by Salty Dingo
65/71135th Birdsville Races organised by the Birdsville Race Club Inc. 2017 Birdsville Outback Races. Photo by Salty Dingo
66/71Birdsville Race Club Simpson Desert racing carnival. Picture © Salty Dingo 2016
67/71Fred Brophy Boxing. 135th Birdsville Races organised by the Birdsville Race Club Inc. 2017 Birdsville Outback Races. Photo by Salty Dingo
68/71135th Birdsville Races organised by the Birdsville Race Club Inc. 2017 Birdsville Outback Races. Photo by Salty Dingo
69/71Birdsville Cup Day, 135th Birdsville Races organised by the Birdsville Race Club Inc. 2017 Birdsville Outback Races. Photo by Salty Dingo
70/71Race 3, Birdsville Cup Day, 135th Birdsville Races organised by the Birdsville Race Club Inc. 2017 Birdsville Outback Races. Photo by Salty Dingo
71/71Fred Brophy Boxing. 135th Birdsville Races organised by the Birdsville Race Club Inc. 2017 Birdsville Outback Races. Photo by Salty Dingo
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