Photograph: Group of Bikes racing On Rear Napier Street White hills Bikeseap SLA)recreations, sports, cycling, bendigo advertiser

Photograph: Men bike racing On rear: 29/5 Veteran cyclists compete in races arounfd the streets of Rochesterrecreations, sports, cycling, bendigo advertiser

bike racing, walter "wally" james o'brien

The Churchill Island collection includes an number of historic objects from the late 1800s. The collection is presented in sets and series, of which this trophy represents the Jenkins era.This trophy demonstrates Harry Jenkins' prowess of motor sport and his competitive spirit, awarded to him for his place in a motorcycle race held in NSW on 16/02/1910. This item was given to Arthur Evans, a family friend, at the auction sale of objects relating to private ownership of Churchill Island in 1973. This is one of very few original items found within the Churchill Island museum collection.Large solid metal three-dimensional object featuring 4 identical cylinders open at one end. All 4 cylinders are joined, domed in profile and designed to represent the four cylinders of a motor bike. The object is engraved and has silver plated hallmarks. MOTOR CYCLE CLUB OF NSW / SCRATCH RACE / 4 HP AND OVER / H JENKINS 16-2-10 SYDENHAM PATENT 2272 / A S trophy, harry jenkins, motor bike racing, churchill island, 16/02/1910, scratch race, 4 hp and over, motor cycle club of nsw

Photograph: Three men on bike racing winner's podium On Rear: Place getters, Stirling (2nd) Dove (1st) Brian Smith (UK) (3rd) TR10 CAP SLArecreations, sports, cycling, bendigo advertiser

Harvey Brooks, the Whitehorse Leader Junior Sport Star, has been combining BMX racing - he is the Australian eight-year-old champion- and mountain bike racing.Harvey Brooks, the Whitehorse Leader Junior Sport Star, has been combining BMX racing - he is the Australian eight-year-old champion- and mountain bike racing.bmx, brooks, harvey

Photograph - man with racing bike and uniform On Rear: Geoff Welchrecreations, sports, cycling, bendigo advertiser

Photograph: Man with racing bike On Rear: Haydn Haydn Bradbury Cyclistrecreations, sports, cycling, bendigo advertiser

Photograph - Man with racing bike On Rear: Haydn Bradbury 23/12/93recreations, sports, cycling, bendigo advertiser

Photograph - Man on racing bike On Rear: Lucas Chan 19/10/94recreations, sports, cycling, bendigo advertiser

Photograph - Man on racing bike On Rear: Wes Tuuzel Triathlete wes 4recreations, sports, cycling, bendigo advertiser

Photograph: Man on racing bike On Rear: 19/10/94 Lucas Chanrecreations, sports, cycling, bendigo advertiser

Photograph - Young man on racing bike. On rear: BIK BJ McIntosh, 11, of Bendigorecreations, sports, cycling, bendigo advertiser

By 1905 there was an Orbost Bicycle Club. E. Donchi was a member and was a successful competitor around 1927. It is likely that the Orbost Cycling Club disbanded during WWI, and evidence from the Snowy River Mail is that it reformed again in 1945. There is no doubt that bikes were a dominant form of personal transport until the 1960s when cars ownership became more common, although children still rode to school. As far as theOrbost Cycling Club was concerned, the golden years were from 1945 to 1950. (information Newsletter August 2018 - Geoff & Lee Stevenson)This item is associated with a popular recreational activity in early Orbost. The period between the First World War and the 1950s was the heyday of cycling. After 1900 the efficient mass production of standardized safe bicycles, as well as the wider availability of second-hand bicycles, caused rapidly dropping prices and it was therefore easier for people to purchase a bicycle not only for utilitarian use but for racing. A small black / white photograph of a young man on a racing bike. It is on an unsealed road in a forest. on back - "E. Donchi, Cyclist, Orbost"donchi cycling-orbost recreation

Photograph -Man on racing bike On Rear: 11/1/94 Paul Lythgo (21) 477276recreations, sports, cycling, bendigo advertiser

Photograph - Ray Turner (from back of photo) kneeling beside racing bike Alpcap SLArecreations, sports, cycling, bendigo advertiser

Photograph: Man and racing bike in front of cannon On Rear: Rik McCaig RIK Round-up deskrecreations, sports, cycling, bendigo advertiser

Photograph: Man on racing bike On Rear: 4/5/94 Mountain biker Paul Lythgo BPrecreations, sports, cycling, bendigo advertiser

Photograph: Girl with racing bike On Rear: Elish Lock 12/2/94 ND-Story BM-Pixrecreations, sports, cycling, bendigo advertiser

Photograph - Man on racing bike On rear of photo: Marcel Wust E/H Stage winner story critrecreations, sports, cycling, bendigo advertiser

Photograph - of Paul Lythgo 11/1/94 (From rear of photo) In Rosalind Park Bendigo, With racing bikerecreations, sports, cycling, bendigo advertiser

Photograph - Man on racing bike On Rear: Ashley Harding trains for the Bendigo to Rochester cycle race on Sat. Bikepromo in sport.recreations, sports, cycling, bendigo advertiser

Photograph - Three men racing bikes On Rear: PG 30 Mathew Goold leads tour runner up Jamie Drew in Monday's criteriumrecreations, sports, cycling, bendigo advertiser

Photograph - of two men on racing bikes On Rear: 5/6/92 (LM) Left Brant McCaig Right Tony Hughes Tourcap SLArecreations, sports, cycling, bendigo advertiser

Photograph - Woman on racing bike. On Rear: Helen Ratcliffee 18 yo Applied science part time at VCNV cyclist HelenCap17 desk-sportrecreations, sports, cycling, bendigo advertiser

Photograph - Man on racing bike with woman beside him On Rear: Triathalon at Eppalock Promo Left David Meade, Erica Baldwin 25/3/94recreations, sports, cycling, bendigo advertiser

Photograph - Man on racing bike with trophy On rear of photo: 21/12/92 A.O. Melbourne Cup on Wheels, Paul Hadden with the Fosters Melb Cup on wheels trophyrecreations, sports, cycling, bendigo advertiser

Photograph: Two men and racing bike On Rear: Tandem Bike thing 21/3/93 M.O.S- story B.H - Pix Left Tim Bennett Tim Stirlingrecreations, sports, cycling, bendigo advertiser

The two cyclists were taken prisoner in North Africa. The prisoners gave the photo to Colin Odlum and the result was that the photo came back to Australia and given to William (Billy) Bird who loaned the photo to the Cycling Club in Bendigo. Colin Odlum VX45898 2/23 Batt AIF. KIA 12.7.42. Refer 127.56, 128.2, 137.3P. Bettie Bird refer 136.2, Billy Bird 1601. .1) Photo, B & W of two Italian men on Racing Bikes with building in the background. .2) Original newspaper article re Italian POW's and Colin Odlum on a black background. .1) On the rear faded writing re the two cyclists "POW's"documents, historical notes, photography, photographs, military history