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Redex Around Australia Car Trial - 1954 |
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Please Note: The Melbourne to Sydney route remained a mystery even to the
drivers until their arrival in Melbourne, whereupon they were provided with
route cards. The route required the drivers to average different speeds,
first via the Victorian High Country of Orbost, Adaminaby and Talabingo,
then to Canberra, and finally down to the coast at Macquarie Pass and along
the Princes Highway to Sydney. Click
here for original newsreel footage from the event.
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Stage |
Route |
Distance |
Average
Speed |
Started |
Arrived |
C/Sheet |
1 |
Sydney - Brisbane |
667 miles / 1073 km |
28 mph / 45 km/h |
246 |
246 |
203 |
2 |
Brisbane - Rockhampton |
476 miles / 765 km |
34 mph / 54.7 km/h |
246 |
245 |
155 |
3 |
Rockhampton - Mackay |
514 miles / 827 km |
30 mph / 48 km/h |
245 |
245 |
129 |
4 |
Townsville - Mt Isa |
613 miles / 986 km |
30 mph / 48 km/h |
245 |
216 |
3 |
5 |
Mt Isa - Darwin |
1051 miles / 1691 km |
40 mph / 60 km/h |
216 |
207 |
2 |
6 |
Darwin - Christmas Creek |
969 miles / 1559 km |
35 mph / 56 km/h |
200 |
180 |
1 |
7 |
Christmas Creek - Broome |
362 miles / 582 km |
30 mph / 48 km/h |
180 |
169 |
1 |
8 |
Broome - Meekatharra |
986 miles / 1586 km |
32 mph / 52 km/h |
169 |
150 |
1 |
9 |
Meekatharra - Perth |
485 miles / 780 km |
30 mph / 48 km/h |
146 |
146 |
1 |
10 |
Perth - Madura |
825 miles / 1327 km |
33 mph / 53 km/h |
144 |
141 |
1 |
11 |
Madura - Adelaide |
943 miles / 1517 km |
35 mph / 56 km/h |
141 |
135 |
1 |
12 |
Adelaide - Melbourne |
575 miles / 925 km |
31 mph / 50 km/h |
135 |
135 |
1 |
13 |
Melbourne - Talbingo |
not available |
35 mph / 56 km/h |
135 |
n/a |
1 |
14 |
Talbingo - Canberra |
not available |
37 mph / 60 km/h |
n/a |
n/a |
1 |
15 |
Canberra - Macquarie Pass |
not available |
36 mph / 58 km/h |
n/a |
n/a |
1 |
16 |
Macquarie Pass - Sydney |
not available |
21 mph / 34 km/h |
n/a |
120 |
1 |
Please Note: You can sort this listing by simply clicking on the column
heading.
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1 |
0 |
Ford |
J. Murray |
2 |
8 |
Peugeot |
G. Patterson |
3 |
14 |
Holden 48/215 |
A. Anderson |
4 |
19 |
Standard Vanguard |
E. Nelson |
5 |
22 |
Humber Super Snipe |
Rootes Ltd. |
5 |
22 |
Holden 48/215 |
Prestige Motors |
7 |
25 |
Standard Vanguard |
J. Roberts |
7 |
25 |
Ford |
T. Farrell |
7 |
25 |
Mercedes |
A. Gibson |
10 |
26 |
Standard Vanguard |
R. Walker |
11 |
27 |
Holden 48/215 |
F. Johnson |
12 |
28 |
Holden 48/215 |
H. Cape |
13 |
29 |
Peugeot |
H. Rayward |
13 |
29 |
Volkswagen |
Regent Motors |
15 |
30 |
Peugeot |
L. Westren |
16 |
31 |
Holden 48/215 |
K. Miller |
17 |
32 |
Humber |
Rootes Ltd. |
17 |
32 |
Holden 48/215 |
S. Hecker |
19 |
33 |
Standard Vanguard |
Standard Motor Company |
19 |
33 |
Morris |
J. Crouch |
21 |
34 |
Mercedes |
D. Antill |
21 |
34 |
Holden 48/215 |
Claridge Motors |
23 |
35 |
Austin A70 |
Reno Auto Sales |
23 |
35 |
Holden 48/215 |
A. Kipling |
25 |
37 |
Holden 48/215 |
Walton and Gardiner |
25 |
37 |
Holden 48/215 |
J.F. McCafferty |
27 |
38 |
Dodge |
N. Worland |
27 |
38 |
Peugeot |
F. Kleinig |
29 |
40 |
Standard Vanguard |
Marshalls Motors |
30 |
41 |
Holden 48/215 |
H. Hines |
30 |
41 |
Holden 48/215 |
Preston Motors |
30 |
41 |
Peugeot |
Orrman's Service Station |
33 |
45 |
Ford |
S. Miller |
34 |
46 |
Humber Super Snipe |
Rootes Ltd. |
34 |
46 |
Chevrolet |
E. Gibson |
36 |
47 |
Plymouth |
Parade Motors |
37 |
48 |
Ford |
G. Horner |
37 |
48 |
Austin A70 |
J. Pedley |
37 |
48 |
Standard Vanguard |
Standard Motorrs |
40 |
49 |
Holden 48/215 |
P. Benson |
40 |
49 |
Holden 48/215 |
Parker Bros. Auto |
40 |
49 |
Humber Super Snipe |
Rootes Ltd. |
43 |
50 |
Standard Vanguard |
R. Cox |
43 |
50 |
Standard Vanguard |
C. McArdle |
43 |
50 |
Ford Zephyr |
M. Lawrence |
46 |
51 |
Austin A70 |
C. Fulton |
46 |
51 |
Holden 48/215 |
A. Thiel |
46 |
51 |
Standard Vanguard |
N. Klingner |
49 |
52 |
Holden 48/215 |
R. Osmond |
49 |
52 |
Lagonda |
G. Onto |
51 |
53 |
Peugeot |
I. MacMillan |
52 |
56 |
Holden 48/215 |
J. Coppock |
52 |
56 |
Peugeot |
Advanx Motor Service |
54 |
57 |
Humber |
J. Welsh |
55 |
58 |
Holden 48/215 |
Preston Motors |
55 |
58 |
Standard Vanguard |
R. Johnson |
57 |
63 |
Humber Super Snipe |
J. Hay |
58 |
67 |
Plymouth |
C. Creswell |
58 |
67 |
Holden 48/215 |
A. Welinski |
58 |
67 |
Holden 48/215 |
R. Williams |
58 |
67 |
Ford |
G. Perrignon |
58 |
67 |
Standard Vanguard |
K. Robinson |
63 |
68 |
Ford |
A. Coorey |
64 |
69 |
Holden 48/215 |
E. Ahern |
65 |
70 |
Ford Zephyr |
Courtney & Patterson |
66 |
73 |
DeSoto |
G. Birmingham |
67 |
75 |
Holden 48/215 |
R. Clarke |
68 |
76 |
Standard Vanguard |
L. Burrows |
69 |
78 |
Peugeot |
A. Watt |
70 |
81 |
Standard Vanguard |
M. Parr |
71 |
82 |
Holden 48/215 |
S. Thorpe |
72 |
83 |
Ford Zephyr |
R. Thomas |
73 |
84 |
Morris Oxford |
V. Burton |
74 |
86 |
Ford Consul |
Ride-Esi Shock Absorbers |
75 |
89 |
Holden 48/215 |
R. Rothwell |
75 |
89 |
Ford Zephyr |
J. Belling |
77 |
92 |
Holden 48/215 |
H. Budd |
78 |
96 |
MG |
P & R Williams |
79 |
100 |
Citroen |
R. Akers |
80 |
103 |
Ford Zephyr |
Mick Simmons Ltd. |
81 |
108 |
Rover |
E. Perkins |
82 |
109 |
Standard Vanguard |
K. Harrison |
83 |
135 |
Holden 48/215 |
F. Shepherd |
83 |
135 |
Ford Consul |
D. MacDonald |
83 |
135 |
Ford Zephyr |
S. Carpenter |
86 |
148 |
Ford Zephyr |
D. Evans |
87 |
158 |
Ford |
G. Campbell |
88 |
164 |
Peugeot |
W. Cooke |
89 |
170 |
Austin A70 |
J. Anderson |
90 |
180 |
Holden 48/215 |
Phillips Bros. |
91 |
184 |
Peugeot |
J. Bicket |
92 |
200 |
Austin A40 |
C. Edgar |
93 |
210 |
Ford |
D. Barnett |
94 |
216 |
Ford |
M. Selke |
95 |
236 |
Volkswagen |
R. Wilson |
96 |
248 |
Standard Vanguard |
A. Standfield |
97 |
273 |
Chevrolet |
Christie's Motors |
98 |
286 |
Mercury |
J. Farrow |
99 |
296 |
Hudson |
R. Gudgeon |
100 |
315 |
Chevrolet |
Chrystie's Motor Auctions |
101 |
316 |
Holden 48/215 |
D. Raven |
102 |
336 |
Ford |
W. Crockford |
103 |
338 |
Holden 48/215 |
C. Kreig |
104 |
358 |
MG |
R. Pryer |
105 |
447 |
Holden 48/215 |
B. Happ |
106 |
458 |
Holden 48/215 |
Century Storage Battery Co. |
107 |
462 |
Ford Zephyr |
S. Gibbs |
108 |
480 |
Ford Customline |
M. Arentz |
109 |
552 |
Austin A70 |
N. Shean |
110 |
563 |
Holden 48/215 |
J. Perkins |
111 |
596 |
Austin A70 |
Consolidated Press Ltd. |
112 |
622 |
Austin A70 |
A. Melrose |
113 |
705 |
Holden 48/215 |
A. Holland |
114 |
722 |
Ford |
C. Hicks |
115 |
835 |
Holden 48/215 |
Wattie Corrie Motors |
116 |
855 |
Peugeot |
Manly Pacific Garage |
117 |
978 |
Ford Zephyr |
D. McLachlin |
118 |
991 |
Vauxhall |
H. Lee |
119 |
1209 |
Ford Zephyr |
E. Neilson |
120 |
1242 |
Ford Zephyr |
G. Setter |
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