Francis Birtles is read about 6 times a day, in 4 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to September 24, 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?Francis Edwin Birtles was an Australian adventurer, photographer, cyclist, and filmmaker, who set many long-distance cycling and driving records, including becoming in 1927 the first man to drive a car from England to Australia. Birtles had set a speed record driving from Darwin to Melbourne the previous year.
Photos 6
Birtles in Arnhem Land
Francis Birtles with bicycle loaded for marathon cross-country ride, ca. 1920
Clive Birtles at the wheel of the car with the dog, Wowser. c.1915
Birtles' Oldsmobile 30 used for the Darwin to Adelaide overland speed record trip 1924
Sundowner, the record breaking Bean 14.
Frances and Nea Birtles in 1935Artists from Australia 6
About this person
Country
Australia
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1881 to 1941 · aged 59
Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.