Faded pale blue Carlton 20 mile road championship sash awarded to Dunc Gray by Goulburn Amateur Bicycle Club, 1925

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Type: Sashes
Place: Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Materials: Metal - non specific, Paint - non specific, Textile - non specific
Collection: Dunc Gray collection
Accession number: 2024.0002.0076

Description

A faded pale blue sash with gold fringing. Written on the sash in gold is 'G.A.B.C. / "CARLTON" 20 MILE ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP 1925. / WON BY E.L. (DUNC) GRAY. TIME 57-55.'.

This is one of the earliest sashes won by Dunc Gray while a member of the GABC, aged around nineteen.

About the collection

This large collection was acquired by champion Australian cyclist Edgar Lawrence 'Dunc' Gray (1906-1996) over the course of his 1920s and 1930s career. Key objects include uniforms, bicycles and medals, and the collection is supported by related photographs and archival material. It reflects Gray's rise through state and national championships to his participation in major international sporting events including three Olympic Games in 1928, 1932 and 1936, and two British Empire Games in 1934 and 1938. Alongside Hubert Opperman, Dunc Gray was perhaps Australia's most famous and admired cyclist of the interwar era. This unsurpassed and wide-ranging collection attests to the development of amateur competitive cycling in Australia and the world. It also provides rich insight into the public and private experience of Australian athletes competing overseas and intersects with major global trends as played out through the medium of sport.

Read live from the Museum's Collection API (12/11/2026, 6:20:29 am). Record last updated by the Museum 2026-08-18. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.