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A land down under: the 2016 Melbourne Cup tours Australia

By Rob Hodgetts
Published 5:55 AM EDT, Mon October 31, 2016
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Dual Melbourne Cup winning jockey Jim Cassidy takes the 2016 Emirates Melbourne Cup for a camel ride along Cable Beach, Broome, Western Australia.
Dual Melbourne Cup winning jockey Jim Cassidy takes the 2016 Emirates Melbourne Cup for a camel ride along Cable Beach, Broome, Western Australia.
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The 2015 Emirates Melbourne Cup winner Prince of Penzance, accompanied by Flemington Ambassador Georgia Connolly in Ballarat, Victoria.
The 2015 Emirates Melbourne Cup winner Prince of Penzance, accompanied by Flemington Ambassador Georgia Connolly in Ballarat, Victoria.
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Jillaroo Kelly Smith musters the cattle at Table Top Station outside Croydon, Queensland.
Jillaroo Kelly Smith musters the cattle at Table Top Station outside Croydon, Queensland.
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Jockey Cassidy holds the Emirates Melbourne Cup aloft as the 2016 Broome Cup field flash past the winning post at Broome Turf Club, Western Australia.
Jockey Cassidy holds the Emirates Melbourne Cup aloft as the 2016 Broome Cup field flash past the winning post at Broome Turf Club, Western Australia.
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Surf lifesaver Luke Wilson with the Cup on the famous Bondi Beach in Sydney, New South Wales.
Surf lifesaver Luke Wilson with the Cup on the famous Bondi Beach in Sydney, New South Wales.
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Pilots on board a flight from Perth to Broome before the trophy embarks on the next leg of its journey.
Pilots on board a flight from Perth to Broome before the trophy embarks on the next leg of its journey.
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Siblings Dominic (aged five) and Zuleeyah (aged eight) Treacy with the 2016 Emirates Melbourne Cup at Gantheaume Point in Broome, Western Austria.
Siblings Dominic (aged five) and Zuleeyah (aged eight) Treacy with the 2016 Emirates Melbourne Cup at Gantheaume Point in Broome, Western Austria.
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Train driver Ken Fairbairn with the Cup in front of the Gulflander train outside Croydon, outback Queensland.
Train driver Ken Fairbairn with the Cup in front of the Gulflander train outside Croydon, outback Queensland.
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Jockeys pose with the Cup in Broome, Western Australia.
Jockeys pose with the Cup in Broome, Western Australia.
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Brian Connelly, Mick Williams, Nigel Shinnick, Angelo Dal Carrobbo and James Hooper pose with the trophy at BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam copper, gold and uranium mine in Roxby Downs, South Australia.
Brian Connelly, Mick Williams, Nigel Shinnick, Angelo Dal Carrobbo and James Hooper pose with the trophy at BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam copper, gold and uranium mine in Roxby Downs, South Australia.
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Jockey Cassidy at the Willie Creek Pearl Farm helicopter in Broome, Western Australia.
Jockey Cassidy at the Willie Creek Pearl Farm helicopter in Broome, Western Australia.
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The tour visits the Great Barrier Reef off the Whitsundays Coast.
The tour visits the Great Barrier Reef off the Whitsundays Coast.
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