Accession[1965.0017] Papers of Joseph Bishop and familyIdentifierUMA-ITE-1965001700072Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentJoseph Bishop arrived in Melbourne during the goldrushes, ultimately establishing a coach building business at Beechworth, which was later transferred to Euroa. The family moved to Melbourne in the late 1880s, where one son became the proprietor of the trade journal 'The Australasian Coachbuilder and Saddler'. The collection consists of family photographs and photographs used to illustrate 'The Australasian Coachbuilder and Saddler'. This photograph shows the side view of a bus, with ocean and town nestled in mountains in background. On display board, "Bodywork by Mount Cottrell & Co. Ltd, Wellington. Panelling Lysaghts' Black Sheets." "Leyland Bus Chassis." "Gibbs Motor Service" written on windscreen. Registration no.: "Leyland WN-5".
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Bishop Family, Leyland Bus Chassis. (1866-1953), [UMA-ITE-1965001700072]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 18/01/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/266256
