Who? What?
Rewind: The 120 year re-enactment of The Pioneer Motor Car Trip of Australia (1900), Bathurst (New South Wales) to Melbourne (Victoria) - 2020
The pioneers - Herbert Thomson (seated left) and Edward Holmes - Bathurst, NSW, 1900
The re-enacters - Julie and Darryl Starr -
Albury-Wodonga, NSW/Victoria, 2020
Restored Thomson steam car - Scienceworks Museum, Spotswood, Victoria
2019 Volkswagen Polo Comfortline 1-litre
85TSI hatch
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Introduction
Our story
Day one - Bathurst to Cootamundra
Day two - Cootamundra to Albury-Wodonga
Day three - Albury-Wodonga to Melbourne
VW Polo review
Facts and figures - interesting comparisons between the two cars etc
Photos
Digital local motoring e-books free to read online
'The Thomson Diary' and 'A spirit of progress - 110 years of motoring in Albury-Wodonga' are popular local motoring history e-books that are free to read online.
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