Card Description
The first International Plowing Match & Farm Machinery Demonstration was held at Cobourg in 1953. It was the 40th year of the Ontario Plowmen's Association
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1953
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Accession Number
2018.000.004
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The Cobourg Galloping Ghosts are the most famous team in Cobourg sports history. Managed by Fred Dufton, the Ghosts won eight Ontario championships, five after World War II. They were Canadian Dominion champions in 1946, 1948 and 1950. They were the first team in Canada to wear aluminum cleats and the second to wear white uniforms.
