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Newspaper
Fremantle The Advertiser
Location
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 23, 1922
Page
2
A long OCR fragment covers tyre history from Stepney wheels to demountable rims, plus French headlight rules and motorist behavior. It also describes a touring club outing with a breakfast at a hill resort, a lunch in an orchard, and a return journey, alongside meeting reschedules and an eccentric anecdote about gear changes and club members' travels.
Fragmentary notice mentions Perth location on Nene King Street and motor related schooling. Unclear details due to damaged text. reads as a local notice or classified item about a motor school or motor vehicle topic in Perth.
Fremantle Cycling Club plans a ten mile road race from the Newmarket Hotel at 3 p.m. on Saturday along Bibra Lake road toward Jauda Kot Hotel and back. About 45 riders are entered, led by W. Smith C. Morden and A. Schulty, with Sowden favored as Speed King and other strong contenders including Metenee Bowden Watts France Williamson Corti and Towst to challenge for top places.
North Fremantle residents rail against heavy wool lorries stuck on poor roads. Council debates road repairs and railway charges, arguing horses and lorries beat rail in efficiency. The protest seeks lower freight costs and avoidance of detours that worsen road and pond drainage.
Historic note on the Warrenambool Road Race revival with mention of 525 nominations and 355 starters for a past event. It recalls the 1911 winner J Teblin from Victoria with a 42 minute mark and references to the New Zealand entrant and the 1900 event. The fragment ends with stray lines and advertising phrases from the era.
A local council meeting in North Fremantle sparked public interest over a confidential letter withheld from the public. Mayor Bracks explained he spoke as a town citizen and not in official capacity and issued an apology for remarks made at the June 1 session.
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