The Birdsville Races are done and very much dusted for 2011. John Oxley Library recently acquired a series of photographs from the event in 2008. This is the second instalment of a series of 6 photo essays by Brisbane photographer Dean Saffron. If you haven't done so already, have a look at his previous series on Brisbane corner stores.
Dean writes of his trip to the Birdsville Races:
'There is something about a party that everybody loves and horse racing events always seem to be a great reason to let your hair down, particularly in the bush. I ventured out to perhaps the most iconic venue Australia has to offer, Birdsville, to have a peek and I was certainly not disappointed with the turnout. The atmosphere was convivial with spectators revelling trackside with makeshift cricket games, alcohol flowing like a river, and plenty of sharply attired people. In order to gain a participant’s objective, I stayed at the track with established jockey family the Ballards, from Mount Isa.'
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