30 Jun 1916
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 30, 1916
Page
1
Substantial parcels on Lemley Street and nearby avenues are offered for sale as improved properties. The notices describe lots along Scat Street and Lake Gaston area with terms for development, compensation, and home-site potential plus references to a Scat School neighborhood and worker housing provisions.
The report details a 190 mile race with Rickenbacker winning aboard a Maxwell, averaging over 60 mph. Delage and Peugeot entries followed. a fatal accident marred the event. A later section discusses Australian tyre imports and wartime economic concerns impacting domestic industry.
Maher and Sturm, riding a nine cylinder cycle, complete a Los Angeles to New York run in seven days 11 hours 52 minutes covering 3475 miles. The longest day nets 907 miles as amateurs push road racing boom in the United States and Australia. Stearn aims to beat W M King’s 2 hours 33 minutes motorcycle record from Launceston to Hobart in a bold Tasmanian effort.
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