A velocipede is a human-powered land vehicle with one or more wheels. Today the bicycle is the most common type of velocipede. In September 1869 Velocipede Sports were held in Ballarat. Four page printed newspaper with an articles including 'A Great Earthquake' [Lisbon 1755) and 'To My Pipe'. Includes numerous advertisements relating to Ballarat businesses.Stamped 'W.G. Chalmers"tobacco, holloway, mcgowan, freyberger, theatre royal, john stout, grocer, h anderson, watchmaker, ballarat monster tea company, e meyers, bridge street tea company, g whitty, george e jones, r benney, r wane, colonial fruit and provision company, david thomas, butcher, john buckle, tailor, w e jones, london house, j wheeler, j williams, bluchers, central tea company, pinnick and twycross, london dye works, west end venetian bliand manufactory, james allinson, saddler, wilmot oakey s self balancing bycycles, j walker, james bull, h glenny, photographer, jardine and quinn, t carrick, r lewis, j pullin, velocipede, w chalmers, chalmers, bicycle

These are only the pages relevant to Phillip Island from the guide. Broadbent's Official Road Guides Company took over George R. Broadbent's business in 1935. In 1963, it changed its name to Broadbent's Road Maps Pty. Ltd. Each Victorian guide contains maps, plans of routes, a detailed description of roads, mileage, hotels, garages, guesthouses, shops etc.HistoricalFoolscap sized, black and white photocopied pages stapled into booklet.broadbent's guides, guesthouses, shops, hotels, rothsay guesthouse, cowes main garage, co-operative society, hislop's newsagency, wagner's butchery, the nobbies tea rooms