Gazette founder Albert Edward Thomas was among the guests at the first meeting of the ressurected Pakenham Racing Club in December 1926, posing with other committeemen and guests for this photo. Back row: J Swords, Albert Thomas, W Roulston, unknown, unknown, W. Casey, unknown, J Green, unknown, R Dalton, A Casey, unknown, unknown, unknown. Front row: P Deveney, J Carney, M Clarke, H Hogan, E Watson, M O'Donnell, JJ Ahern (chairman), MJ Bourke (secretary), unknown, H Bourke, J Hunt, A Fleming, R Cooper, unknown.
PRECEDE 1926 was a significant year in the history of Pakenham, with the resurrection of the racing club and the […]
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