Accession[1965.0017] Papers of Joseph Bishop and familyIdentifierUMA-ITE-1965001700198Extentnot 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 is a group photo of 40 men and women with a cloth display sign that reads: "Cobb and Co. Old Coach Drivers Association". On verso: "Annual gathering of old coach drivers Assocation at Melbourne". Some are identified on the photo as follows - "H. Clapp, F. S. Mulley, Albert Bishop". Photo by Miss B. Sheppard, Margaret St, Canterbury.
Inscription: Various people identified on photo by way of ink notes on image. "A. B. (Albert Bishop?), H. Clapp, F. Smiley." Photographer's stamp in ink on verso. Title of photo handwritten in ink on verso. Pencilled measurements for publication.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest itemUnitBWP Album 0027Conditions 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
Bishop Family, Cobb and Co. Old Coach Drivers. (1866-1953), [UMA-ITE-1965001700198]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 23/01/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/266382
