Billy Cook interviewed by Neil Bennetts [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 1158345
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Cook, Billy (William Henry), 1910-1985, interviewee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1980 Jan. 21
- 1 sound tape reel (ca. 92 min.) : mono. ; 5 in.
- Summary:
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Cook, a retired jockey, speaks about the highlights of his career; his family background; his apprenticeship to J. A. Donahue; Phar Lap; race-courses in Australia; his wife and family; serving in Army Pay Corps during World War II; winning the Jockey's Premiership in 1939 and 1945; his son Peter also a jockey; winning the Sydney Cup in 1953; doping of horses; his record of winning in the last race; and the secret of a good jockey.
- Notes:
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- Recorded in Sydney, New South Wales on 21 January 1980.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-215078326
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (3 p.) and transcript available (typescript, 29 leaves)
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Bennetts, Neil, 1943-2011, interviewer
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2050 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1980
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