Page 11 - Travellers' Tour of Manangatang Booklet
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Manangatang
Manangatang
is famous for...
is famous for...
The Manang thirds football team
(Lou Richards of AFL fame coined this phrase)
Achilles Jones who could kick a wheat bag
over the silos (from Alan Hopgood’s play
‘And the Big Men Fly’)
The phrase “they’re racing at Manangatang” &
now Luke Nolen, the jockey of Black Caviar
Numerous successful trotters and gallopers
Manangatang celebrated its centenary in 2011
Read about Manangatang in the book by Adam Mc Nicol published
2011, which can be purchased in Manangatang and at the
Swan Hill and Mildura Information Centres.
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