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possibly the town silver jubilee in 1912. The Shire Hall was officially opened on Friday 8 March 1912

It could be Linville railway station in a Brisbane Valley en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linville_railway_station

Ten things you didn't know about Fred Perry Fred Perry, three-time Wimbledon champion in the Thirties, was one of Britain’s greatest sportsmen of the 20th century. His success on the hallowed Wimbledon turf went unmatched by a British man for a remarkable 77 years, ahead of Andy Murray’s triumph in 2013. Perry was the first player to hold all four Grand Slam titles, winning the national championships in Australia, France, and the US, as well as Wimbledon. Historian Kevin Jefferys, the author of a new biography of Perry, reveals ten things you probably didn't know about the tennis legend… 1. He was world champion at table tennis as a teenager 2. He was never a top tennis junior 3. He earned fame but not fortune as the world’s best player 4. He dated Hollywood actresses and was married four times 5. He was tempted by offers to become a film star 6. He lived most of his adult life in the US 7. He owned a celebrity tennis club in Los Angeles, California 8. Despite being three-time Wimbledon champion, he was barred from playing at British clubs 9. The multi-million dollar Fred Perry Sportswear Company was created almost by accident 10. He almost never lived to see the unveiling of the Fred Perry statue at Wimbledon in 1984 Source: www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/wimbledon-2017-ten-things-y...

When the first motorcycles appeared on roads at the end of the nineteenth century, it was inevitable riders would want to know whose bike went fastest, and who was the better, quicker rider. Thus, motorcycle sport was born and various forms of competition quickly developed — including road racing, cross-country, track racing, and hill-climbing — each prompting new and specialised motorcycle designs and configurations. As early as 1908, motorcycles such as the Brisbane-built Spencer were racing laps of a dirt track at the Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba. The sport got its start when riders used the loosely packed horseracing tracks and circuits, including the Brisbane and Sydney Showgrounds. By the 1920s, these races had evolved into a sport called Speedway, which was pioneered in Australia and went on to take the world by storm. The Australian Individual Speedway Championship is the longest-running speedway race in the world, occurring annually since 1926. Brisbane has a long and colorful history of the sport with the first Speedway race held at the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds on 23 October 1926. In early races, the track was covered in grass, although the surface was soon destroyed by tire treads. The slippery dirt track, while being safer for riders, also proved a more thrilling and entertaining spectacle for audiences. Speedway involves four to six riders competing over four anticlockwise laps of slippery dirt or crushed rock circuit and requires the rider to expertly ‘powerslide’ around corners at high speed. Put yourself in the position of the rider daring enough to ride without gears nor brakes and hardly any suspension at ‘The Motorcycle: Design, Art, Desire’ showcasing 100 designs from 1871 until 2020. Source: blog.qagoma.qld.gov.au/the-australian-sport-5-speedway-ra...