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Murif Jerome J. (w2308)

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  • Description: Jerome Murif was the first to travel the Adelaide – Darwin route in 1897. Supported by a German bicycle manufacturer, Electra, he crossed the continent motivated by the fact that no man (or woman) had done before him. He described his adventures, which nearly cost him his life, in the book "From Ocean to Ocean"
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Australia
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1863-1926
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Australia
  • Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_J._Murif
  • Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30323853
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Murif J. J., From ocean to ocean: across a continent on a bicycle, an account of a solitary ride from Adelaide to Port Darwin, Melbourne, George Robertson & Co., 1897.
Precursori, Forerunners, Précurseurs
Viaggi stravaganti, Weird travels, Voyages insolites
Globetrotter contemporanei, Contemporary globetrotters, Globetrotteurs contemporains
Personaggi fittizi, Fictional character, Personnages de fiction

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