FIRST WORLD'S SPEED RECORD MADE IN NEW ZEALAND.—Yesterday, on the Ninety-mile Beach, Kaitaia, Norman ("Wizard") Smith covered 10 mile, in 4m 2 1-5. an average speed of 148.637-miles per hour, breaking the previous record of 133.54 m.le. per hour Smith is seen at the wheel of his car, with Don Harkness in the mechanic's seat, surroundad by timekeepers and friends.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 15, 18 January 1930, Page 10
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60FIRST WORLD'S SPEED RECORD MADE IN NEW ZEALAND.—Yesterday, on the Ninety-mile Beach, Kaitaia, Norman ("Wizard") Smith covered 10 mile, in 4m 2 1-5. an average speed of 148.637-miles per hour, breaking the previous record of 133.54 m.le. per hour Smith is seen at the wheel of his car, with Don Harkness in the mechanic's seat, surroundad by timekeepers and friends. Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 15, 18 January 1930, Page 10
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