Retracing the Historic 1925 Citroën Journey Right Around Australia | Centennial Celebration
In 1925, a small Citroën made history by being the first car to travel right around Australia! What makes this little car, and this event of special interest to The Incredible Journey, is that its owner and driver was Nevill Westwood, a 22-year-old Christian missionary/evangelist from Carmel College, Western Australia.
Just as the Apostle Paul’s missionary journeys captured the imagination of Nevill Westwood, so Nevill’s missionary journey has captured the imagination of the ‘The Incredible Journey‘ team. And so, after 2 years of planning ‘The Incredible Journey‘ has big plans to celebrate the 100th anniversary of this pioneering event in 2025 by retracing this incredible journey.
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Nevill Westwood had one goal on his incredible journey: Wherever he went, he shared the story of Jesus – Right Around Australia
Our plans include...
– Retracing the route of Nevill Westwood on his missionary trip around Australia in a similar 1923 Citroën 5CV.
– Re-enact a number of scenes from the original expedition.
– Produce television programs about the event.
– In the true spirit of Nevill’s journey, we’ll share the Everlasting Gospel as we go. This will include conducting outreach programs and other forms of evangelism in major cities and in smaller regional centres across rural Australia.
– The Citroën 5CV
"Bubsie" The Citroën was a 1923 5CV model. Nevill bought this car second-hand in Perth and named it Bubsie. He left Perth with his friend, Greg Davies on the 4 August 1925 beginning his journey right around Australia. The original Bubsie can be seen in the National Museum of Australia in Canberra.
– Nevill Westwood and Greg Davies
After becoming a Christian in 1921 at the age of 18, Nevill Westwood enrolled in the missionary course at Darling Range School; known today as Carmel Adventist College. It is here where he met the two-years-older Greg Davies. Nevill responded to a call for missionaries to travel through the northwest of Western Australia to sell a book explaining
