Jockey Fred Clarke was convinced that Bore Head was on his way to winning the cup that day.
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This method is commonly used on the 2 " or 3 " boring heads used on knee mills.
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But he lost his chance when the horse in front of him fell, taking Bore Head and another horse down in a three-horse tumble.
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Built of corrugated iron next to the bore head and sporting the best shower rose in Australia it was fed by hot water direct from the untapped artesian bore.
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From the small pump house directly above the bore head, a diesel engine pushed a column of bore water 1, 000 yards west to a 20, 000-gallon concrete holding tank through very long lengths of two-inch polypropylene pipe.
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There are three types of locating equipment for locating the bore head : the " walk-over " locating system, the " wire-line " locating system and the gyro guided drilling, where a full inertial navigation system is located close to the drill head.