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Wally Stuart
Dead
Great Cyclist
BY J. J. MAHER
WALLY ("Hefty") STUART,
a noted
all-round
professional racing
cyclist
died at the Alfred Hospital early this
morning, as a result of a fall at the
Exhibition
board
track
two
weeks ago.
RIDING in the final of the motor paced
"Austral" wheel race from a back
mark. Stuart was rapidly overhauling
the limit man, Cyril Dungey — to whom
he conceded a lap — when the front tyre
of his bicycle blew out.
i!*-i"j ^j^m
j,urfrd ne slid to down ^ ,op the of embankment ,hc lrsc)t ,nd he appeaned
slid to down be struck the embankment at the back he of ap- the
,5
he
ead by the motor paring cycle driven
J^Bffl Mon»n wh^some^au.ted. and
•'J® Mdl> injured
J M Stuart had been b only partially
peetco
his fine constitution,
Stuart, who was ». as, a boy of 15
under the notice of mentor. Alf.
Bishop, under whose care he made great
.MFZ-nS? ^ ^ '
dcr of note. ,
_He came rnto the limelight injhe 1931
Brisbane ax-dav race, and in 1933 gained
the time honors and the Australian road b
championship 0 in the WarTnambool-Mel-
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performer on mad and imrW
,„ r5 ¥?l, . ...
"34 he went to England wiU with
r„ Bruc* „•„., Small. Hubert . Opperman. -" »nd an
»"J«[early in 1935 was also-
""f 1
with MUIiken in breaking acveral
Mnoein roM
rccortl i -
t
GEBMAK'S
PRAISE
, He appeared at ^
official opening of
«he Melbourne Exhibition Board Hack.
nd a few weeks later was associated
wilh the German six-day a^Franz
Duelberg. in ^ning the first lOO kilo
,
.-
berg praiwd
Stuart
for his tenacity,
brilliance and courage.
The Gle^huntly-Ormond wheelman
did not engage i in many serious fOnlests
z^r'tu
^'il^Fi-r 4
w
"" ,ormtr Exbibi- »
0n ^ Mnlf r „ i ™ u P o | p
wheelmen Australia
.... cyclists at the Exhibition tonight
WiU wear black arm bands. whSe a
inute's silence will be observed.
Tlie funeral will tike place on Monay,
at 11 JO
The lale Wally ("Hefty") Stuart former AustmlUn ro«l ch«ipkm. and dsamploo all-rounder. Help
The lale Wally ("Hefty") Stuart
former AustmlUn ro«l ch«ipkm. and
dsamploo all-rounder.
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