Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Celebrate the birth of the Australian motorcycle with our new temporary display The Spencer Project, featuring a rare and beautiful Spencer machine brought to life with original parts from the museum collection. Explore the extraordinary history of David (Jimmy) Spencer, an Ipswich local in the early 1900s credited with developing Australia’s first motorcycles. Discover original objects, photographs and documents that pay homage to Spencer’s remarkable contribution to the Australian motorcycle industry.
https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/the-workshops-rail-museum/whats-on/the-spencer-project
Celebrate the birth of the Australian motorcycle with our new temporary display The Spencer Project, featuring a rare and beautiful Spencer machine brought to life with original parts from the museum collection. Explore the extraordinary history of David (Jimmy) Spencer, an Ipswich local in the early 1900s credited with developing Australia’s first motorcycles. Discover original objects, photographs and documents that pay homage to Spencer’s remarkable contribution to the Australian motorcycle industry.
https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/the-workshops-rail-museum/whats-on/the-spencer-project
