ROUND THE WORLD
JOURNEY OF SEVEN YEARS VIENNESE CYCLIST’S FEAT Received Oct. 13, 9.10 p.m. VIENNA, Oct. 12. Hard upon Post and Gatty’s feat of flying round lhe world in eight days, a Viennese cyclist took seven years to push a cycle round the world, covering 62,000 miles. He was Gustav Sztavjanik, who left Vienna on November 18, 1924, and visited 250 countries.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 243, 14 October 1931, Page 8
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63ROUND THE WORLD Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 243, 14 October 1931, Page 8
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