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Geelong Cycling Club
Photograph, c 1912
George Hotchin was a trader on Church Street, Geelong West who began assisting the club in its first year and then became a committee member and auditor and supporter of Junior riders until the mid 1920's.The GWCC required assistance from traders and from other community members. Black and white photograph of George Hotchin who was a Club Official c 1912."G. Hotchin/Vice President"g. hotchin; vice president, gwcc; 1912; -
Geelong Cycling Club
GWCC Club Records, 1977-85
The 1977-1982 Newspaper articles and race results provide information on well known cycling identities in the Geelong area, some of whom achieved Australian and World championships in this sport. Also included are minutes of meetings and correspondence 1978-1985.Well known racing identities of the time and Geelong Cycling Club members - Don Wilson - who won the Australian national road race title in 1975 and 1977. He also competed in the individual road race and the team time trial events at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico, and the Sun Tour during this period.Wilson won and set the fastest time in the amateur Goulburn to Sydney Classic in 1967 run in reverse direction from Milperra to Goulburn. and John Trevorrow - won the Australian national road race title in 1978, 1979 and 1980. He was also 3 time Sun Tour winner in 1975, 1977 and 1979.Newspaper articles and hard backed books with handwritten minutes and correspondence and race results for the period 1977-1982. -
Geelong Cycling Club
Medals - GACC & GWCC, Stokes (Australasia) Ltd, 1976-1986
The life member medals have GACC Life Member inscribed on the pin bar and the logo of the GACC represented on the medal. The place getter medals have inscriptions of race place getters and the race events inscribed on them. These medals indicate the importance that the Geelong Cycling community placed on - and continues to place on its life members and racing placegetters. Medals in guilded metal, some in gold colour and others in silver to represent placings in races. Broach guilded in gold, blue and white metal. This broach has a pin bar and a piece with the logo of the GACC on it.gacc; ken evans; medals;