RECORD CYCLE RIDE
, OIT'ERiM AN ARRIVES AT ME I. BO l RNE I United Association- K.v klei-trio Telngra fill —Copy right.l ! MELBOURNE. Kith November. ; Hubert Oppepnan the cyclist who is making a record-breaking ride from Perth to Sydney a distance of 2751 1 miles, reached Melbourne at 5.20 p.m ■ to-day. having covered 2180 miles in 11 days. The record of 18 days 18 hour i is hold by Billy Read ; Thousands blocked the city streets on Opperman’s arrival as he rode to i ihe steps of Parliament Buildings 1 where he was welcomed by the 1 Premier. After s‘ayina two hours. Ooperman left on the last l 'p toward Sydney
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 18 November 1937, Page 13
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110RECORD CYCLE RIDE Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 18 November 1937, Page 13
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