Hot work, and still a long way to go. Alf. Williamson, Melbourne business man, who rode a tricycle to Sydney for a £25 wager, looking at a signboard outside Goulburn. He eventually reached Sydney in a little under 11 days, having contracted to make the journey in 21 days.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 May 1938, Page 8
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49Hot work, and still a long way to go. Alf. Williamson, Melbourne business man, who rode a tricycle to Sydney for a £25 wager, looking at a signboard outside Goulburn. He eventually reached Sydney in a little under 11 days, having contracted to make the journey in 21 days. Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 May 1938, Page 8
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