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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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* Murray Hubbard's Car Wars Down Under, is available from selected bookstores for $30