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The Stawell Gift is a very old, very fast, very Australian event. It’s been running since 1878 — not long after the gold rush — and it arrives each Easter weekend with the kind of atmosphere that proper sporting tradition produces. The Southern Hemisphere’s oldest and richest short-distance handicap foot race, held in Stawell, about […]

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March 25, 2024

The Stawell Gift: Australia’s Oldest Foot Race, 40 Minutes from the Nook

Stawell Easter Gift Race Finish Line