PUB OF THE MONTH THE PALACE HOTEL,BROKEN HILL

Australian Motorcyclist Issue #36

• BORIS WANK WEEK
• FROM THE CAVE BEAR FACED
• NEW BIKE PRICES
• WHAT SAY YOU?
• CLASSIC MORRIS DOUGHTY DOWTY
• MOTORCYCLIST TOURS EXPERIENCE PURE NIRVANA
• LONG TERMERS HAPPIER THAN A…
• BOOK REVIEW BONNEVILLE BUSTED?
• READER’S TRAVEL THE LAST FRONTIER
• NEW IN THE SHOPS
• USED & REVIEWED
• BIKE TEST SUZUKI DR650SE
• TRAVEL HEY! TAXI!
• TOP TOURS & TRAVEL FARAWAY BLUES
• CUSTOMISING WHAT WAS THAT?
• PUB OF THE MONTH THE PALACE HOTEL,BROKEN HILL
• Special Feature ADVENTURE BIKES
• TRAVEL POSTIES TO THE CAPE
• TEAR OUT MAP #36 HEAD NORTH HE SAID. NORTH!
• LAMS BIKES Special Feature
• BIKE TEST MOTO GUZZI CALIFORNIA 1400 AUDACE
• TYRE TEST DUNLOP SPORTMAX ROADSPORT
• TECHNICAL DA’ GADGET MAN
• TRAVEL FAVOURITES – NORTH NORWAY MY WAY
• EVENT SWEET CHARITY
• LAUNCH KAWASAKI ZX-10R
• NEWS
• HELMETS FACE FIRST
• HELMETS WISDOM WINS OUT
• FROM THE BEAR GRIZZLING
• EDITOR SPEAKS

WHAT’S BEHIND THE PAINTINGS… WORDS/PHOTOS COLIN WHELAN

On Saturday March 19th 1988 the punters of NSW headed to the polls to elect a new state government but way out west in Broken Hill, something far more important was on the cards: the 24th running of the St Pats Race Day.

Begun in 1965, this race meet was already an icon of the outback. It was a fund-raiser for the local catholic schools and had grown into a week long festival also featuring a major volunteer-run charity night at the track with games like Crown and Anchor, Unders and Overs, and One to Six.