Series[UMA-SRE-20020003] Photograph albums of Wilfrid Russell and Mabel GrimwadeAccession[2002.0003] PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS OF WILFRID RUSSELL AND MABEL GRIMWADEPart of Item[2002.0003.00865] Photograph Album - Car trip Melbourne to Adelaide and backIdentifierUMA-ITE-2002000300113Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentA photograph showing a man (either Russell Grimwade or G.P.Smith) attempting to extricate an Argyll motor vehicle from sand near Strathdownie in western Victoria, on the second day of Russell Grimwade and G.P.Smith's motor trip from Melbourne to Adelaide. This was the first successfully completed car trip between these cities and took place over 5 days from May 30th to June 3rd 1905, the actual travel time being 36 hours and 26 minutes for the 604 miles covered.
Inscription: "Stuck in the sand near Strathdownie May 31st 05" is written in ink beneath the photograph.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2002.0003 Unit 0032Copyright StatusPublic domainConditions of Use and ReproductionThis item is out of copyright. Please acknowledge the University of Melbourne Archives as the source of this material.MenuBrowse digitised items | Available online | Items in the public domain
Grimwade, Wilfrid Russell, Stuck in the sand near Strathdownie (31/05/1905), [UMA-ITE-2002000300113]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 25/06/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/281342
