PART FOUR - Breakthrough Number One
There were two memorable breakthroughs in this marvellous story.
The first was a careful search of the Australian National Library TROVE
database. I found a few ads and that was it. The rewarding thing was that
they gave a little detail and some poor newsprint illustrations. They also
helped date the Marvel.

The ads came from a Queensland newspaper from late 1924 and mid-1925. I had
no doubt this was the machine, even if the illustrations lacked detail,
specific design details matched. The two stroke was a Villiers 2-stroke of
the day. Interesting features were the 8 blade reel [cylinder] and a
'14 plate Villiers Clutch'.

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All I needed was more information - and confirmation - of the design,
and hopefully, with a better image. That did come with a second breakthrough ...

TO BE CONTINUED ...