Seven Rides Seven Records by Australian Cyclists in England
Australian cyclists led a record-breaking tour in England, setting seven new English road records in as many events. Hubert Opperman Ern Milliken and W F Stuart anchored solo and tandem feats, toppling long-standing marks once held by Southall Marshall and Cave, with gains on London Bath London, London Brighton London, and other routes.
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Australia
England
Frank Southall
Millien
Inter
Southall
Limina
Robert Opperman
C. Marshall
Australis
Milliken and Stuart
London
Marshall and
Cave
Opperman
Milliken
Milliken and
Stuart
Marshall
London-Brighton
Bath
H. Opperman
Brighton
Erm Milliken
Portsmouth
W. F. Stuart
London to Paris record by British airplane Comet
British aeroplane the Comet monoplane set a London to Paris speed record at 256.2 mph with H B Broad as test pilot from Croydon to Le Bourget in 2 hours 6 minutes, beating Buckingham Ingham's prior mark by seven minutes. The flight covered 206 miles at high speed, with better weather aiding performance and reduced fuel weight improving economy.
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Agnio
H. 8. Broad
de Havilland
Croydon
Curtoins
le Bourget
Hack Buck- Ingham
C. W. A. Scott
T. Campbell Black
Buckingham
London
Paris
Broadstrip
Ram Brings Relief As West Queensland Faces Flooded Roads
Heavy rain eases pastoral drought in Western Queensland but makes unmade roads impassable by ground transport. Qantas air taxi from Longreach conducts several relief flights, delivering a doctor to Woodstock and transporting a patient, a medical convalescent, and an urgent case, highlighting the value of air service to remote communities.
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Queensland
West
Qantas
Longreach
Winton
Woodstock
Burslem
Maramboua
Insisford
Seven Ages of Rubber in Australian Life
A dated sketch traces rubber’s role from infant comfort to luxury travel, noting how Australian Barnet Glass Rubber Company supplies tyres and accessories for every life stage from prams to limousines. It highlights continual product updates and value across stages from infancy to old age.
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Ted Life
Barnet Glass Rubber Company
Aiekalanin
Wool as currency not to barter, Australia urges policy
Australian cabinet minister warns against treating wool as barter while promoting reciprocal trade. He stresses wool as Australia’s lifeblood and argues for better relations with trading partners, noting Australia’s limited purchasing power and the circular flow of trade among the United States Japan and Italy to support wool exports.
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Australia
Italy
Japan
United States
Auction Price For Bellial Picture At Southey Sale
A 17 inch Bellial picture sold for 2800 pounds at a Southey auction recently. In Canberra a cricket match saw Mr T O'Connor learn his wife gave birth to a son. He sought bowling to dismiss the opposition quickly and claimed eleven wickets for thirty eight runs before rushing to the hospital.
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Southey
Bellial
Canberra
T O'Connor
Rons
Hes Xpital
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al Ware
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Pat
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Ieve
ENS Cotton
Ipswich
C.O.D
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Hally
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Col. Meade
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Uncle Toby
Clulow
Skin Merchants
Charlotte St
Furriers Boardies Lower G'De
Boardies
Damaged & Smalls
Wallaby
Barnet Glass
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