KILLED WHILE PRACTISING
CHAMPION MOTOR-CYCLIST SKIDS ON WET SURFACE (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) SYDNEY, 13th June. Robert Coomes, aged 25, of Lithgow, better known as “Bobby Blake,” champion motor-cyclist, was killed while practising at Maroubra speedway, Sydney, to-day, when his cycle skidded on a wet surface. Blake, among other important victories, won the New Zealand gold helmet in 1932. He was a member of
the 1933 Australian motor-cycle team which visited England. During the first international test race between England, Australia and America at Sydney, Blake fell and fractured his skull and broke both his arms, necessitating his retirement from competitive riding.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 15 June 1936, Page 6
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