18 Feb 2023

A Last Parade, Bowral Tulip Time Festival

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  • Male runner participating in early morning road races along Bong Bong Street, Bowral, As part of the Tulip Time Festival. photo 2017.
  • Female runner participating in early morning road races along Bong Bong Street, Bowral, As part of the Tulip Time Festival. photo 2017.
  • Police vehicle escorting group of historic reenactment military horseback riders dressed in WW1 cavalry soldier uniforms. Tulip Time Parade, Bong Bong Street, Bowral, NSW. 2018.
  • Local community people watching the Tulip Time Parade, Bong Bong Street, Bowral, NSW, Australia.
  • Procession of vintage and classic cars at Tulip Time Parade, Bong Bong Street, Bowral, NSW. 2017.
  • Local community people marching. Tulip Time Parade, Bong Bong Street, Bowral, NSW.
  • Local community people taking part in the procession. Tulip Time Parade, Bong Bong Street, Bowral, NSW, Australia
  • Bowral Garden Club float. Tulip Time Parade, Bong Bong Street, Bowral, NSW. Documentary reportage photograph.
  • Members of Bowral Garden Club. Tulip Time Parade, Bong Bong Street, Bowral, NSW. 2017.
  • Media photographer and  vintage and classic cars parading.Tulip Time Parade, Bong Bong Street, Bowral, NSW
  • Members of The Highlands Pipes and Drums team marching and playing in the 2017 Tulip Time Parade, Bong Bong Street, Bowral, NSW, Australia.
  • Male member of The Highlands Pipes and Drums team marching and playing large drum in the 2017 Tulip Time Parade, Bong Bong Street, Bowral, NSW, Australia.
  • Female marching band procession, part of The Highlands Pipes and Drums team participating in the 2017 Tulip Time Parade, Bong Bong Street, Bowral, NSW, Australia.
  • Members of the public watching the Tulip Time Parade proceeding along Bong Bong Street, Bowral, NSW. 2017.
  • Procession of vintage and classic cars at Tulip Time Parade, Bong Bong Street, Bowral, NSW. 2017
  • Vintage and classic cars parading. Tulip Time Parade, Bong Bong Street, Bowral, NSW. 2017.
  • Vintage and classic cars parading. Tulip Time Parade, Bong Bong Street, Bowral, NSW. 2017.
  • Spectators watching the Tulip Time Parade, Bong Bong Street, Bowral, NSW, Australia 2017.
  • Local community people watching the procession go past. Tulip Time Parade, Bong Bong Street, Bowral, NSW, Australia 2017.
  • Procession of vintage and classic cars at Tulip Time Parade, Bong Bong Street, Bowral, NSW. 2017.
  • Participant dressed as a plant in the procession at Tulip Time Parade, Bong Bong Street, Bowral, NSW. 2017.
  • Man taking photographs with his mobile phone camera of two female members of NSW Police Mounted Branch sitting on horseback.Tulip Time Parade, Bong Bong Street, Bowral, NSW. 2017.

The Bowral Tulip Time Flower Festival once began with early morning road races and a vibrant community street parade along Bong Bong Street.

A highly popular event that had strong local support but was cancelled after 2018 and no longer takes place.

  • Spectators dispersing after the parade. Bong Bong St, Bowral. 2017.
  • Spectators dispersing after the parade procession had finished. Bong Bong St, Bowral. 2017.

These photos capture a glimpse of spectators and local organisations participating in the final two Tulip Time Parades of 2017 and 2018. Bowral town, New South Wales, Australia.

1 Aug 2022

Sunday Times National Fun Run 1980

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  • Start of men's race, runners just leaving the start line. Sunday Times National Fun Run. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980. Which later developed into the London Marathon.
  • Group of male runners starting off at the Sunday Times National Fun Run event. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980.
  • Picture shows a number of male competitors running. Sunday Times National Fun Run. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980.
  • Sunday Times National Fun Run event. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980. Which later developed into the London Marathon. Crowd of male runners shortly after the race start.
  • Male runner dressed in female clothing participating in the Sunday Times National Fun Run event. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980.
  • Female runners at Sunday Times National Fun Run event. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980. Which later developed into the London Marathon.
  • Sunday Times National Fun Run. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980. Which later developed into the London Marathon.
  • Male runners in character carrying a wooden Pan Am aircraft. Sunday Times National Fun Run. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980.
  • Female runner reaching the finishing line at the Sunday Times National Fun Run event. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980. Which later developed into the London Marathon.

National Jog Day, National Fun Run, sponsored by The Sunday Times. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980.

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