MAREEBA WHEELBARROW RACE.

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  • Source:
    Australian Geographic. May/Jun2015, Issue 126, p108-110. 3p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      WHEELBARROWS; ADVENTURE racing; SPECIAL events; HISTORY
    • Subject Terms:
      CHILLAGOE (Qld.); MAREEBA (Qld.)
    • Abstract:
      The article presents the author's experience of being the part of Great Wheelbarrow Race, an Aussie three-day charity event sees competitiors push a wheelbarrow 140 kilometer along the 'Wheelbarrow Way', the highway linking the towns of Mareeba and Chillagoe. Topics discussed includes rules of the race, reason for race celebration and schedule of three days.