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As I mentioned in an earlier blog, Velocette as a motorcycle became 100 years old during 2005...
Throughout the world, clubs and enthusiasts celebrated the event with rallies and get togethers...
Some more pics of the event celebrated in Australia in October 2005....
No particular order...



























Pud Freeman and Dom Brown are seen with Pud's early K Velo.




















Australia Post, we discovered had a scheme whereby you could create your own postage stamp... normally done by doting grandparents with their grandchildren on the stamp, but the rally committee seized on the idea of creating a special Velocette Centenary stamp. They are no longer available and quite a collectors item...
As well I mentioned we made a stop at the historic Zig-Zag railway, which was an initial means of crossing the mountain range west of Sydney. There are five shots involving the Zig Zag, which started at the station at Clarence, one with Veloman Neville Smith aboard his Venom beside the steam engine, after he found a way to ride it up on to the station...
The steam engines are of a smaller rail gauge than was originally used..this was 4'8 1/2", the UK mine gauge, but the engines are 3'6" gauge, sourced from Queensland.
The viaduct is impressive and the flowers on display in the foreground are the rare, protected Waratah, the NSW State flower.
They were in bloom at the time, and I photographed one during the rally..


















































































































The others show a variety of views at the initial photoshoot that let you get a feel for the variety of Velos on display.
These final two images are of the late Keith Hamilton's 1923 Ladies Model E3L Velocette with one showing Keith aboard it
Left click on images to enlarge...