(1913-03-05)5 March 1913 Caulfield, Victoria, Australia
Died
3 April 1966(1966-04-03) (aged 53) Sydney, Australia
Alma mater
Marist Brothers' College, Randwick
Occupation
Jockey
Peter Pan and Darby Munro, at Flemington.Rogilla and Darby Munro at Flemington.Russia and Darby Munro at Flemington.
David Hugh "Darby" Munro (5 March 1913 – 3 April 1966) also known as "the Demon" or the "Brown Bomber" was an Aboriginal Australian jockey born in Caulfield. He was a three-time winner of the Melbourne Cup. He has been described as "arguably Australia’s greatest jockey".[1]
^Max Presnell. "Champ or chump? Demon Darb's meat pie barb put to the test". The Sydney Morning Herald.
David Hugh "Darby" Munro (5 March 1913 – 3 April 1966) also known as "the Demon" or the "Brown Bomber" was an Aboriginal Australian jockey born in Caulfield...
film Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) and received a BAFTA Film Award nomination for her performance in the film Life for Ruth (1962). Munro starred...
h DarbyMunro E. Hush J. G. Leeds & E. Hush 3:21.25 35 1945 Rainbird 4 m Billy Cook S. Evans Clifford A. Reid 3:24.25 26 1944 Sirius 4 h DarbyMunro E...
(Inaugural - 2001) John Miller (2017) Athol Mulley (2012) DarbyMunro (Inaugural - 2001) Jim Munro (2014) Damien Oliver (2008) James E. Pike (2002) Jack Purtell...
tracks recording 26 wins from 4½ furlongs to 2 miles with regular jockey DarbyMunro winning 16 races. He was by Roger de Busli (GB) and his dam Speargila...
sportsmen Victor Trumper [1], Walter Lindrum [2], Sir Norman Brookes [3] and DarbyMunro [4] appearing on stamps issued by Australia Post. He also provided courtroom...
career he rode against great Australian jockeys such as Lester Piggott, DarbyMunro, Billy Cook, Scobie Breasley, and many others. When visiting aunts and...
for the 1300 metres was set by Al Mansour (2000) in 1:14.77. Jockey DarbyMunro won six Warwick Stakes with Rogilla (1935), Allunga (1937), Beaulivre...
registered race name in 2015 while the Listed race registered as the DarbyMunro Stakes, was run as The Sebring. 1979–1999 - Star Kingdom Stakes 2000–2004...
Hall Mark Stakes Group 3 race Hall Mark and DarbyMunro Location Randwick Racecourse Sydney, Australia Inaugurated 1978 Race type Thoroughbred – Flat...
February – Dame Mary Durack, author and historian (d. 1994) 5 March – DarbyMunro, jockey (d. 1966) 19 March – Smoky Dawson, country music performer (d...
Cox Plate winner in 1940 and 1941 when ridden by Ted McMenamin and DarbyMunro. Defeated rival champions Ajax, High Caste, Tranquil Star and Beaulivre...
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