Motorcycle Club Sparked Adventure on the Open Road

This newspaper article explores the story of the Camden Motorcycle Club through the life of one of its members, Laurie Kelloway, and his fellow bikers. The president was the local doctor Francis West from the club's inauguration in 1919 until he died in 1932. The club activities included speed trials, hill climbs, endurance rides, rallies and other events. Laurie and his motorcycle mates, Wes Clifton, Jack Hanger, and Charles Butler, were what author Laina Hall (2023) called overlanders. Someone who travelled to parts of Australia by motorcycle with no place in mind. As overlanders in the early 20th century, Laurie Kelloway and his mates were part of the enthusiasm for the new forms of mechanised transport and the 'open road', seeking adventure and achievement.