Papers from the expedition to re-enact the first crossing of Australia by an automobile in 1912, 2008-2012

MLMSS 9997/Box 1X

fonds

2008-2012

1009240

0.16 metres of textual material (1 outsize box) - computer printout

In 1912 Sid Ferguson, driver and mechanic, and Francis Birtles, navigator made the first west to east crossing of Australia in a Brush Runabout, a single-cylinder vehicle made by Brush Motor Car Company. They drove 2,600 miles in 28 days driving from dawn to dusk mainly on desert camel tracks and dirt roads. In 2012 their journey was re-enacted by 37 veteran motor cars and bikes. Bob Lamond organised and directed the re-enactment.

References:
Birtles, Francis Edwin (1881–1941) http://adb.anu.edu.au/ [accessed 8/8/2017]
Library Correspondence File

1 large folder containing computer printouts and newspaper clippings of material relating to the re-enactment of the first crossing of Australia by car. Papers provide some background to the drive, including an itinerary of the route, and information relating to Sid Ferguson, the first to complete the expedition route in 1912. The remaining papers list the participants, including their vehicles and the terms for participating, administive correspondence performed in preparation for the drive, and ephemera collected en route

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