Accession[1965.0017] Papers of Joseph Bishop and familyIdentifierUMA-ITE-1965001700162Extentnot 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'. Photograph shows a view of the Cobb an Co. No. 12 at Nelson, New Zealand. This photograph was most likely originally used as an illustration for 'The Australasian Coachbuilder and Saddler'.
Inscription: On frontin pencil: "Photo taken at Nelson, N.Z. 1898". Pencilled notes on paper pasted on mounting on verso reads as follows: "every works party was standardized, and spares kept at all centres. Leather braces substituted on springs, poles, king boltAccess StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest itemUnitBWP Album 0025Conditions of Use and ReproductionThis image is provided for research purposes and must not be reproduced without prior permission of University of Melbourne Archives. For information about ordering a copy of this image contact the University of Melbourne Archives: archives@archives.unimelb.edu.auMenuBrowse digitised items | Available online
