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"I wants to make yer flesh creep"
Some Gruesome Relics of Bygone Days seen by the Motor Cyclist on Tour
Wayside Gibbets

The Mother of Invention
"I recommend that you maintain the business connection with Daimler. His invention is entirely trustworthy, and it will have a future, the magnitude of which we cannot begin to imagine today."
Levassor, Panhard and the woman who brought it all together - Louise Sarazin

Hawker Motorcycles
An obscure marque built by an Australian. He is the Hawker of Hurricane and Harrier fame.
Harry Hawker

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State Library of South Australia Motorcycle History

The State Library of South Australia has released a vast amount of information online including some 100,000 photographs. Their motorcycle collection has hundreds of images dating back to the turn of the 20th century. Australia built some 400 different brands of motorcycle, and many are pictured, along with a considerable number of early speedway riders.

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The Wayville Collection

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State Library of South Australia Motorcycle History