Stan Grylls – Queensland on a push bike

Marilyn Smith , our Welshpool resident, spoke about her father’s epic bike ride as a 21 year old. He rode his push bike from Victoria to Queensland during the 1930’s depression looking for work.

Stan & his bike during epic ride
courtesy Marilyn Smith (daughter)

Marilyn is well known as the creator of a wonderful collection of ‘antique’ dolls now on display at the museum.

Listen to the introductory remarks from Marilyn’s talk, Crawford Hall, on Tuesday 4th June 2019.