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Francis Birtles on a journey [PRG 280/1/38/261] • Photograph

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Summary

Distant view of Francis Birtles standing with his motor vehicle and three settlers in front of a small house during a cross country journey in northern South Australia.

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Physical description

photograph; 8 cm x 14 cm

Dates / Publication details

1922

Collection

Part of Searcy Collection

Subject

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

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Historical information

Francis Edwin Birtles became well known for his long distance cycling in 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

3,312 x 1,899 pixels (6.3 MP)

Size

6.29 MB

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