Accession[1965.0017] Papers of Joseph Bishop and familyPosition in Sequencepage 19IdentifierUMA-ITE-1965001700300Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentThis photograph comes from a family album containing a number of souvenir photographs taken during the celebration of Australian Federation in 1901. Many were taken in Sydney. The subject of this photo appears to be a bicycle race - spectators are lining a path on a beach, watching cyclists pass by. A wharf with ships is visible in the background.
Joseph 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'.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest itemUnitPA 0076Conditions 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
