Federation University Historical Collection
Newspaper, Untitled, The Velocipede, No 6, Saturday September 11, 1869, 11/9/1869 (exact)
... In September 1869 Velocipede Sports were held in Ballarat. 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 Stamped 'W.G. ...
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
