Accession[1965.0017] Papers of Joseph Bishop and familyIdentifierUMA-ITE-1965001700078Extentnot 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 furniture removal truck owned by T.H. Luxford, Hawthorn Road, Caulfield. Coach built by W.H. Crocker, Malvern Road, Prahran. The background has been partially covered in by hand with white paint. This photograph was most likely originally used as an illustration for 'The Australasian Coachbuilder and Saddler'.
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