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-2002000300872Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentA photograph showing the engine car of a train with four men standing in and around the engine, on the return 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: "On the way from Wolseley to Naracoort June 15th 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. For information about ordering a copy of this image contact the University of Melbourne Archives: archives@archives.unimelb.edu.auMenuBrowse digitised items | Available online | Items in the public domain
Grimwade, Wilfrid Russell, On the way from Wolseley to Naracoort(e) (15/6/1905), [UMA-ITE-2002000300872]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 25/06/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/282036
