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Wheels of Fortune: The Rise of Armstrong’s Cycle Agency in Western Australia

18/04/2026 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Kalgoorlie Miner, Tuesday 24 December 1901, page 6 ARMSTRONG’S CYCLE AGENCY. The growth of the business of Armstrong’s Cycle Agency ever since its inception has been astonishing,  and it would probably be a very difficult matter to find a parallel case. The firm, which is the oldest in this line of business on the goldfields, […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns, They were 1st Tagged With: Australian History, Coolgardie, Cycle, Goldfields History, Western Australia

The History of the Goldfields Cycle Express

13/01/2024 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

The Goldfields Cycle Express History by Gary Cowans The Coolgardie Cycle Express, a pioneering mail service on the goldfields before telegraphy, thrived on swift desert deliveries but succumbed to competition and changing technology, leaving behind colourful camel-stamped memories. Coolgardie Cycle Express Co. was a delivery service that began with a mail delivery from Coolgardie to […]

Filed Under: People, Sport Tagged With: Australian History, Coolgardie, Cycle, Goldfields History, Western Australia

The Oldest Bike Store in Australia –

28/12/2019 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Kalgoorlie Miner, Tuesday 24 December 1901, page 6 ARMSTRONG’S CYCLE AGENCY. The growth of the business of Armstrong’s Cycle Agency ever since its inception has been astonishing,  and it would probably be a very difficult matter to find a parallel case. The firm, which is the oldest in this line of business on the goldfields, […]

Filed Under: People, They were 1st Tagged With: Australian History, Cycle, Goldfields History, Western Australia

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