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From: Lenore Frost <>
Subject: Re: [GSV] Early Melbourne bike races
Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 10:17:54 +1000
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> Subject: [GSV] Early Melbourne bike races
> Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 10:11:29 +0930
>
>> Does anyone know anything about bike races that were held in Melbourne? The
> main years I am looking at are around 1890 > till early 1900's.
>
Hi Colleen,

Bike racing was very popular indeed in the early 20th century. A very
good source of information on bikeracing is the "Australiasian Cyclist
and Motor Car World" weekly newspaper, which reported on bike races,
bike-club activities, and so on. A really good read, actually, and in
fact full of interesting material for local history, as clubs usually
had a correspondent giving a description of the latest "club run", and
these made interesting comments about many country towns.

The SLV has copies on microfilm, with a bit of luck, you might find some
in the State library in Adelaide.

Best wishes

Lenore Frost
Essendon, Vic

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