Arthur Allison with his Allison, Tom O'Grady with his Lewis and Wm Baulderstone with The Rose. All were built up by their owners and ridden in the 1902 competition at Adelaide Oval.
Arthur Allison of Allison's Motor Garage in Grenfell Street Adelaide built motorcycles from 1902 to 1906 using Minerva engines of up to 6 h.p., and also Sphinx engines (which were possibly rebranded Minervas). His address from 1907 is given as Twin Street.
In 1911 Arthur Allison was head of the Motor and Cycle Department at Eyes & Crowe, Pirie Street.
MOTOR for Sale, Minerva, 3½-h.p. Allison, good order; £37. Address M. H. Hannaford, Millbrook
The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA) Wed 11 Apr 1906
3½ H.P. Minerva Motor Cycle, magneto ignition, B.S.A. frame, Allison; £85.-Brush Co. Grenfell-st
The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA) Tue 22 Oct 1907
...Deards drove a 6-h.p. twin cylinder Minerva cycle, built by A. Allison...
The Register (Adelaide, SA) Mon 12 Feb 1906
Sources: Simon Fleming; Trove NLA; Terry Parker of the VVMCSA.
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