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The hum of the wheels the roar of the crowd : five cycling Shaw brothers from Woolloomooloo
- Title
- The hum of the wheels the roar of the crowd : five cycling Shaw brothers from Woolloomooloo / Harry Irwin.
- Author
- Irwin, Harry
- Publication
- North Melbourne, Vic : Australian Scholarly, 2018.
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Details
- Description
- x, 219 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- The bicycle craze gripped Australia in the 1880s, 1890s and early 1900s. Bicycle clubs proliferated and bicycle racing caught the public's attention as young men sought fellowship, camaraderie, glory and even riches in amateur and professional competition. Harry Irwin explores the racing culture of the time in fascinating detai-the penny farthings and safety bicycles, tracks and champions, spectacles and carnivals; the prizes held out to racers, the risks, challenges, match racing and gambling; and the social life of the racers. Setting the scene are the stories of the five prominent and plucky Shaw brothers, born and bred in working-class Woolloomooloo, and how they enjoyed and endured the ups and downs of track and road racing in cities and country towns and over long distances in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biography.
- History.
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-215) and index.
- Contents
- Acknowledgments -- 1. Backstories: Bicycling, the Shaw family and Woolloomooloo -- 2. On Your Marks: William Nathaniel Shaw -- 3. 'One of the fastest sprinter's':Samuel Robinson Shaw -- 4. Soldiering On: Henry Tait Shaw -- 5. 'A Man of great determination': Frederick Ewart Shaw -- 6. Long-distance road racer: Thomas John Shaw -- 7. The Brother-in-Law: Brice Heber Thomas -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Index.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-9467
- ISBN
- 9781925801521
- 1925801527
- LCCN
- 2018438865
- 40028945597
- OCLC
- 1078147952
- Author
- Irwin, Harry, author.
- Title
- The hum of the wheels the roar of the crowd : five cycling Shaw brothers from Woolloomooloo / Harry Irwin.
- Publisher
- North Melbourne, Vic : Australian Scholarly, 2018.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-215) and index.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40028945597
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-9467