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Francis Birtles on a journey in South Australia [PRG 280/1/38/257] • Photograph

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Summary

Francis Birtles standing by his motor vehicle in a dry creek bed during a record breaking cross country journey in northern South Australia; exact location not known.

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Physical description

photograph; 8 cm x 14.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

1922

Collection

Part of Searcy Collection

Subject

Birtles, Francis, 1881-1941
Automobile driving -- South Australia

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Historical information

Francis Edwin Birtles became well known for his long distance cycling 1905-1912 when he had travelled around Australia twice and crossed the continent seven times. He continued his travels in a motor car, setting motoring records.

Digitisation information

Date

08/05/2002

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,343 x 1,881 pixels (6.3 MP)

Size

6.29 MB

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