Person

Aunger, Horace Hooper Murray (1878 - 1953)

Born
28 April 1878
Narridy, South Australia, Australia
Died
14 September 1953
Mordialloc, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Motoring engineer

Summary

Horace Hooper Murray Aunger was a competitive motorist and cyclist. He collaborated with Tom O'Grady to build the first petrol-powered motorcar in South Australia.

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Book Sections

  • Playford, John, 'Aunger, Horace Hooper Murray (1878-1953), overlander and motor engineer' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1993), pp. 84-85. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130102b.htm. Details

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