RACEHORSE BOUGHT FOR £ 27,300. —Mr W. J. Smith, of Sydney, with Australia’s premier racehorse, Shannon, which he bought last week for £27,300. This sum is £83OO more than the previous record Australian price, paid for Talking. Mr Smith is the head of Australian Consolidated Industries and a well-known racehorse owner.
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25272, 26 August 1947, Page 8
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50RACEHORSE BOUGHT FOR £ 27,300.—Mr W. J. Smith, of Sydney, with Australia’s premier racehorse, Shannon, which he bought last week for £27,300. This sum is £83OO more than the previous record Australian price, paid for Talking. Mr Smith is the head of Australian Consolidated Industries and a well-known racehorse owner. Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25272, 26 August 1947, Page 8
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