Perth to Sydney, Transcontinental Motor Trip by Francis Birtles and Syd Ferguson, 1912
- Bib ID:
- 7283714
- Format:
- Picture
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- 1912
- 9 prints (postcards) : black and white ; 9 x 13.7 cm
- Summary:
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Postcards of the single cylinder Brush car driven by Francis Birtles and Syd Ferguson and crossed Australia from Perth to Sydney in 28 days on one set of Dunlop tyres.
- Biography/History:
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In 1912, Francis Birtles became one of the first people to make a west to east crossing by car from Fremantle to Sydney in a single cylinder Brush Runabout with driver Syd Ferguson and a terrier called Rex.
- Notes:
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- Title devised from notes on postcards.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-350308630
- Source of Acquisition:
- Donated by Anna Gray in 2016.
- Subject:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Since 1982 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Artistic
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1912
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