On her return journey, she broke the women's world record for the fastest ride from Sydney to Melbourne, previously held by Elsa Barbour.

[4][5] She was working as a waitress and had only been cycling for a few months when she decided to ride from Melbourne to Sydney, a 575-mile trip, in an attempt to beat the women's world record for that distance.

[6][7] Samuel was trained by controversial Australian endurance cyclist Ossie Nicholson[6] who had been banned for allegedly interfering with another record attempt.

[6] On 4 July 1934 Samuel left Sydney to ride back to Melbourne, attempting again to beat Barbour's record.

This time, the weather was fair, and Samuel succeeded in setting the new world record of 3 days, 1 hour, and 20 minutes.