During the Burnie Carnival on New Year’s Eve, she broke both the men’s and women’s records for the fastest speed reached on a penny farthing. She recorded an average speed of 41.71km/h ...

In 1707 the smallest coin was the farthing, which was a quarter of a penny. At the time there were 240 pence to the pound - that was changed in 1971 when the currency went decimal, with 100 pence ...