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DateLate 1930's
DescriptionBicycles were introduced in the 1880s - first the penny-farthing, next the cycle with wheels of the same size. Bicycle races became popular and the round trip from Sydney through Pennant Hills to the Blue Gum at Waitara and back, both for cycles and carriages became a weekend pastime. In 1894 Will McFadyn rode a bicycle from Sydney to Galston via Hornsby in two and a quarter hours.
PHOTO: Youngsters lined up for a Bike Rally in front of Jack Nicholson's Cycle Shop, High Street, Hornsby.
Photo source: The Marchant Family
DescriptionBicycles were introduced in the 1880s - first the penny-farthing, next the cycle with wheels of the same size. Bicycle races became popular and the round trip from Sydney through Pennant Hills to the Blue Gum at Waitara and back, both for cycles and carriages became a weekend pastime. In 1894 Will McFadyn rode a bicycle from Sydney to Galston via Hornsby in two and a quarter hours.PHOTO: Youngsters lined up for a Bike Rally in front of Jack Nicholson's Cycle Shop, High Street, Hornsby.
Photo source: The Marchant Family
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Bike Rally (Late 1930's). Hornsby Shire, accessed 24/07/2026, https://hornsbyshire.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/5365