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Red Dust Racers : the centenary history of Lake Perkolilli and the emergence of motorsport in Western Australia. 1914 - 2014 / Graeme Cocks

Record no:

70892

Call no:

796.73 COC

Author:

Cocks, Graeme

Edition:

Kalgoorlie copy: Limited edition number: 0267

Publisher:

Inglewood, W.A.: Motoring Past Vintage Publishing

Year:

2016

Description:

471 p., [18] p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 26 x 42 cm.

Subject:

Automobile racing - Western Australia - Kalgoorlie - History;
Racetracks (Automobile racing) - Western Australia - History;
Lake Perkolilli (W.A.);

Isbn:

9780987280817

Notes:

Cover subtitle: "The centenary history of Lake Perkolilli and the emergence of motorsport in Western Australia 1914 - 2014".
Includes: Lake Perkolilli : the Centenary of Speed 1914-2014 : Official Programme, October 16-19, 2014 + postcard, [20] p., col. ill..

Type:

Book

Abstract:

On back cover: "100 years of Lake Perkolilli, the birthplace of motorsport in Western Australia. Since 1914, motorists and motorcycle racers have trekked to a remarkable claypan in the outback. They made makeshift camps in the bush, raced hard and fast,

set speed and endurance records along the way and created stories of a legendary place".

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Result	Links	Location	Library	Shelf no	Status	Year	Volume	Copy
1		History	Western Australian Museum	796.73 COC	On Shelf
2		Kalgoorlie	Western Australian Museum	796.73 COC	On Shelf