AROUND AUSTRALIA

Taranaki Daily News, 20 June 1931, Page 9

AROUND AUSTRALIA

TWO WOMEN MOTORISTS, ADVENTUROUS UNDERTAKING. ’t' » ■ — • . -I Sydney, June 9. Two women motorists, Mrs. H. fe. Holman and Mrs. D. W. Cummins, left Sydney a few days ago in a coupe car to drive around Australia. It is an arduous undertaking, but the two women, who tire sisters, looked forward to their adventure with, the greatest enthusiasm. Botli are competent motorists with much experience in all kinds of conditions. The route planned is through Newcastle to Brisbane, Maryborough, Rockhampton, Townsville, Cairns, and thence across Queensland to Morven, Burketown, Camooweal, Anthony’s Lagoon, Daly Waters and Katherine to Darwin. Returning from Darwin to Katherine, they intend to cross the Northern Territory and the Kimberley district of Western Australia, visiting WaVe Hill, the Orde River and Wyndham, and .then returning to Hall’s Creek and proceeding to Derby. From Derby they will follow the coast of Western Australia down to Onslow’, Gladstone, Geraldton and Perth. After leaving Perth the route will be Bunbury, .Buseelton, Albany, and through Narrogin to Merriden on the transcontinental - liner They will 1 then -follow'the regular overland route through Coolgardie, Norseman and round the Great Australian Bight to Port Lincoln, Port Augusta and Adelaide, and along the coastal road to Melbourne and Sydney. The car is fitted with an extra petrol tankholding 31J gallons, a water tanK to hold 10 gallons and a special balloon Xhilk tent, x The adventurous sisters are the daugnlets of Mr. W. B. Sinclair, late of the Western Australian Government Railways. Mr. Holman has travelled widely throughout the world, and has been impressed by the lack of knowledge of Aus«. t.ralia possessed by people abroad. She has an ambition to do something to bring this country into prominence. Her eister lias been nearly all over Australia, and lias had .practical experience both of the driving and mechanical part of motoring. Both, sisters are good shots and . enthusiastic, anglers. They will keep a diary of their .adventures,-and also will make motion pibtUres'of what they see. No other women motorists have com-

pletely encirded the Australian coast as Mrs. Holman and, Mrs. Cujnjnins propose to do. Mrs. Marion... Bell anil her daughter ■'motored over the regular routp followed by those tvlio have driven round Australia, but they put off most of North Queensland, as also did- Mrs. J. Dorney, who accompanied her husband on a honeymoon trip. Mrs. Gladys Sandford and Miss Stella Christie drove from Sydney to Perth and back to Adelaide, thence north to Darwin arid back, and then returned to Sydriey in 1927. They ware the first women to make such c, extended trip in Australia without male escort.