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Vision Australia
Photograph - Image, Bicycles at Mitchell Manufacturing, 1970-1990
... Bicycles at Mitchell Manufacturing ...Throughout the 1970's until the 1990's, Mitchell Manufacturing produced a popular range of bicycles for the general public and hiring companies alike. The Lighthouse bicycle was first developed, then superceded by the Mitchell bicycle. Using a combination of overseas sourced materials, these were assembled in the Royal Blind Society of NSW's headquarters in Enfield, and provided employment to range of blind and vision impaired workers. In one image, Neville Wran and Maj General Paul Cullen toast to the success of the company.16 B/W electronic images of bicyclesroyal blind society of new south wales, mitchell manufacturing, neville wran, paul cullen -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Slide, Ian McCann, Concongella School Parade - Decorated Bicycles
... Concongella School Parade - Decorated Bicycles ...Group of children on decorated bicycles.cocongella school parade -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Slide, Ian McCann, Concongella School Parade Decorated Bicycles
... Concongella School Parade Decorated Bicycles ...Group of Children of decorated Bicycles.concongella school parade -
Lorne Historical Society
Photograph, Two boys with bicycles resting at Lorne Passing Point circa 1920
... Two boys with bicycles resting at Lorne Passing Point circa ...Photograph of two young men with bicycles leaning against post inscribed "Lorne Passing Point"g.o.r: circa-1920; bicycle-riders: lorne-passng-point -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Three males, two with bicycles on the Stawell Central Park Oval 1905
... Three males, two with bicycles on the Stawell Central Park ...Three males two with bicycles on Central Park Oval 1905 in front of No1 Grandstand.stawell -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Vehicle - Bicycle, c1960
... bicycles ...The bicycle is one of the last bicycles hand made and assembled by 'Mr. Rob' c1960 prior to the mass manufacture and overseas imports of 'built up' bicycles. On closing down in September 1999 'Mr Rob' presented this bicycle to the Nunawading Historical and another to the Victorian Museum.Boy's 26 inch bicycle fitted with Dunlop tyres, bell, mudguards, handgrips, leather seat, rear reflector and a ' faboati' coaster hub. Bicycle is supported by its rear wheel on a metal stand.on top of frame - 'Hand made special'|On front of angle frame - 'Rob's Special'|On rear of frame and on front stem - an emblem 'another Rob's Cycle Blackburn'|13817s - serial number.transport, bicycles -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Tools, Bicycle spanner kit c1937, c1937
... bicycles ...This tool kit of 8 spanners came with the purchase of a bicycle in London, England c1937. Lottie Moore migrated to Australia 1949 and used it to repair her bicycles in Melbourne.A set of 8 steel spanners for a bicycle c1937'Nubot 100 British made' on spanner '8'. Each spanner numbered 1 -8bicycles, tools spanners, london, melbourne, migrants, postwar immigration, british made, transport -
Federation University Historical Collection
Plan, Proposed Ballarat School of Mines Bycycle Shed to House 90 Bicycles
... Bicycles ...ballarat school of mines, bicycle shed -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Bicycles, 1958
... Bicycles ...Various partiesReference, Research, InformationKHS OrderSingle item subject file - a newspaper article published in The Age Weekender in 1978 by Tim Colebatch entitled ‘Turn The Wheel Back A Century’. There is no mention of Kew in the article.bicycles - kew (vic.), transport - kew (vic.)bicycles - kew (vic.), transport - kew (vic.) -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Article, Bicycles are his life long love, 15/07/1992
... Bicycles are his life long love ...Article in Nunawading Gazette 1992 re George Robinson, proprietor of Rob's Cycles, Blackburn. He has been in the bike trade since he was 16 and commenced Rob's Cycles in 1945. He started the Blackburn Cycling Club in 1946. He won the Melbourne Centenary Gift in 1935. Graham Tamme has helped in the shop for 20 years.robinson, george, rob's cycle and sports, blackburn cycling club, melbourne centenary gift, tamme, graham -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Bicycle, c1930
... bicycles ...Bicycle was owned by Olive Joan Deas who rode it to school in Rutherglen in the 1930s from Graham Brothers.Small, rusty child's bicycle with leather seat and white painted rear mudguard.bicycles, school, graham, deas -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Bicycle Repair Kit
... bicycles ...This tool kit was purchased by Bob Gardiner in the 1950s to maintain his bicycle when he used to ride to work in ringwood.Bicycle Repair Kit enclosed in a canvass carrier which has four slots for the tools and two straps with buckle to secure it when it is rolled up. Includes two tyre levers, block spanner, screw driver, cone spanner with a hex shaped spanner in centre and a centre bracket shifting spanner at the end.Deelandtransport, bicycles -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Vehicle - Bicycle
... bicycles ...In 1914, Mr and Mrs Arthur Hooke gave the name ‘Wandinong’ to their newly purchased property in Blackburn. The name was inspired by a recent cycling trip to Wandin in the foothills of the Dandenongs, as well as the title of a favourite book, Ethel Turner’s ‘The Camp at Wandinong’. Their property and the surrounding district had originally been owned by a series of property investors and speculators, and while some of it had been cleared for grazing, most of it was still covered in virgin bush; thickly covered with trees and undergrowth and rich in wild flowers and bird life. A small section of the Hooke’s property was cleared sufficiently to r\erect a house and some outbuildings, but the rest was left as n nature intended. Mar Arthur Hooke was a local property valuer but never owned a car, preferring to attend to business on his bicycle. He was still riding his bicycle in his eighties. Meanwhile, Mrs Hooke had developed a keen desire that the ‘Wandinong’ property remain intact; that it should ultimately be set aside as a place of refuge where like-minded people could go to enjoy peace and quiet amongst the native birds and bushland.|To this end, Mr and Mrs Hooke liaised with the Nunawading Council and an agreement was reached whereby the council would assume ownership of the property on their deaths. When Mr Hooke died in 1972, his wife transferred the land over to the council the following year. Mr and Mrs Arthur Hooke’s Grandson, William, and granddaughter, Christine, recently donated their grandmother’s bicycle to the Whitehorse Historical Society. They recall that their grandfather’s bicycle was given to a representative of the Nunawading Council for safekeeping some years ago. Ladies two wheel bicycle with tool bag attached & black leather seat. Two mud guards, a skirt guard & a reflector on the back mud guard. 'Kew Flyer' painted on front mud guard. Two rubber tyres & provision for a head light on the handle bars.'Kew Flyer'transport, bicycles -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Flyer - Flyer for Buglet 1890, History & Heritage Committee Auscycling Vic, 2023
This promotional flyer featuring the 1890 Buglet was produced by the History & Heritage Committee of Auscyling and promotes one of items in their collection. The Buglet was presented to the Port Melbourne Bicycle Club by George GEDDES on 24 June 1890.A half A4 card with photograph a 1890 Buglet.Presented to the Port Melbourne Bicycle Club by George GEDDES Singer Bicycle Depot 24 June 1890.buglet, sport - cycling, auscycling vic, george geddes, port melbourne bicycle club, singer bicycle depot -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
PROBABLY TEAM RIDERS - F.MILES, P. LEONARD, W. THOMAS, R. WHITFORD, B. FINLAYSON, W. BOWRICK, LUFF, F. ROBINSON, J. COZENS, P. HOTCHINS, PAKEHA MC.1 ORIGINAL SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH BICYCLE RIDERS AND SUPPORTERS IN FRONT OF TREES. .2 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH - COPYCLUNES BICYCLE CLUB ROAD RACE. 14 MILES. W. RICHARDS FIRST R. WHITFORD SECOND, W. THOMAS THIRD.photographs, clunes bicycle club, road race -
Vision Australia
Photograph - Image, Sir Hubert Opperman and Arthur Wilkins riding a tandem bicycle, 1975
Sir Hubert Opperman and Arthur Wilkins riding a tandem bicycle.B/W photograph of Arthur Wilkins and Sir Hubert Opperman on a tandem bikeTesting the first tandem bicycle for blind people with Sir Hubert Opperman in the driver's seat.association for the blind, arthur wilkins, hubert opperman -
Vision Australia
Vehicle - Object, Mitchell bicycle
In 1974, the Royal Blind Society established within it's manufacturing division a facility to build high quality tandems for blind and partially sighted members of its sports club. By the end of 1978, the manufacturing division expanded and a new series of high quality, hand built racing cycles were developed to suit the individuals needs of the cycling enthusiast. A demand in the bicycle hire industry prompted the development of a strong universal bicycle and the new 24" Mixti family cycle was born. By 1979 the Royal Blind Society was manufacturing both family bicycles and tandems for the bicycle hire industry in N.S.W., Victoria and the A.C.T. Both cycles received an enthusiastic reception, so much so, that in 1982 they were the first bicycle manufacturer to win an Australian Design Award. This Mitchell bicycle was donated by the Deacon family whose son Paul worked at Mitchell Manufacturing during this time.1 x mens bicycle frame and tyres painted white with gold letteringMitchell Plate attached to cross bar: This Mitchell Bike was assembled by Paul Deacon (1965) Enfield Blind Society NSWroyal blind society of new south wales, mitchell manufacturing -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, 25/06/1972
... bicycles ...Black and white photograph of a man riding a penny-farthing bicycle, in front of a shed.On back of photo: "25-6-72 Arthur Lang"bicycles, penny-farthing, arthur lang -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Carbide bicycle lamp, Riemann
Used before batteries for providing light for bicyclesCarbide lamp, metal construction, attachment for fitting to bicycle. Glass missing from front"Riemann's / Phaenomen / H.R.CH.G. / Gebrauchsmusterschutz (2) 012346 (Degree of brightness)"lighting, bicycling, bicycle accessories -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Bicycle Tire Repair Outfit
... bicycles ...From the estate of Mary Cruickshank mother- in-law of Peter SimmenauerGreen oblong tin containing a bicycle tire tube repair kit containing patches, reinforcing patch, sandpaper rubber solution and chalk.Made for the man who will have the best.transport, bicycles -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Bicycle Tool and Repair Kit, c1935
The first bicycles arrived in Australia in the 1860s. They gradually gained in popularity and by the 1890s they offered a cheap and relatively comfortable mode of transport. Far being just a means of leisure, long distance cycle travelling became a fact of life in rural areas for people such as sheep shearers and other agricultural labourers with migratory work. The bicycle and swag travelled much of Australia on dusty dirt tracks, long before the automobile was introduced. Today the bicycle continues to be an important item for general, cheap transport, sport and leisure. Tool kits such as those shown in the item, were and important piece of equipment for bicycle enthusiasts, particularly on a longer ride where assistance may not be close by if the rider experienced a punctured tyre. John Bull Rubber Co. Ltd. was a British tyre manufacturer based in Leicester. It was established in 1906 and was originally named Leicester Rubber Company. In 1915, a new factory was built in Evington Valley Road as indicated on the repair outfit tin in this kit. It was renamed John Bull Rubber in 1934 after its popular product of the same name. In 1958, the company was acquired by Dunlop Rubber. A leather bag containing tools and 2 tins containing rubber patches to repair bicycle tyres. The bag has 2 straps and metal buckles to attach it to the back of the bicycle seat.On tin 1: "The John Bull / Repair Outfit/ John Bull Rubber Co. Ltd./ Evington Valley Mills, Leicester" On tin 2: "ZENITH Repair Outfit / For Cycle and Rubber Repairs/ Self Vulcanizing" On tin 3: Around the DUNLOP logo "Six Self Lighting/ Patch Heat Units / For Cycle Tube/ Vulcaniser"bicycle history, bicycle repairs, john bull rubber, cycling leisure -
Canterbury History Group
Photograph - Rosemary Golding
... Bicycles ...Black and white photograph of Rosemary Golding standing with her bicycle in her school uniform.canterbury, golding family, uniform, bicycles -
National Wool Museum
Knitting Needle
Vera Neale (1901 - 1990) used needles made from bicycle spokes and piano wire to achieve the fine knitted stitches for her garments.Knitting needles made from bicycle spokes and used by Vera Neale.knitting handicrafts, neale, mrs vera, knitting, handicrafts -
National Wool Museum
Knitting Needle
Vera Neale (1901 - 1990) used needles made from bicycle spokes and piano wire to achieve the fine knitted stitches for her garments.Pair of knitting needles made from bicycle spokes, used by Vera Neale.knitting handicrafts, neale, mrs vera, knitting, handicrafts -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Award - Trophy Cup, E.C.M.A - 1929 - Senior cadets Bicycle Race - 1 mile won by 58th Battalion - J.KENNEDY 1930 59BN
E.C.M.A - 1929 - Senior cadets Bicycle Race - 1 mile won by 58th Battalion - J.KENNEDY 1930 59BNTrophy cup which can detach from trophy plate. Has both handles intact and they are shaped like a sea horse. E.C.M.A - 1929 - Senior cadets Bicycle Race - 1 mile won by 58th Battalion - J.KENNEDY 1930 59BN5/6 rvr, 5/6 rvr bhq, 5/6 rvr p&d, e.c.m.a - 1929 - senior cadets bicycle race, 58th battalion, j.kennedy 1930 59bn -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Mr TE Williams with bicycle
Mr T E Willilams in jumper and white shorts standing behind his racing bicycleSepia photo of Mr TE Williams with his bicycle. In black plastic frame with glass and L1066Presented to Mr T E Williams. Fastest time 10 Mile Road Race, Kyabram. 31st Sept 1927bicycle, tatura, williams -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Arthur & Janet HOOKE
Arthur & Janet Hooke deeded their property Wandinong' in Canterbury Road to the Nunawading Council in 1973. In 2008 two of their grandchildren presented Janet's bicycle to the Whitehorse Historical Society.Black & White photo of Arthur & Janet Hooke with their bicycles in 1968 at Noosa, Queenslandhooke arthur, hooke janet, wandinong sanctuary -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Portable cycle carbide lamp, Powell & Hanmer, Birmingham, c 1920
This is a removable bicycle lantern probably dating from the first half of the 20th Century. It is a carbide lamp which was a popular form of lighting, particularly in rural areas. This item has no known local provenance but is retained as it is a good example of an early bicycle lamp.This is a brass and steel bicycle lamp. It has a circular glass front, a mechanism for attaching the lamp to the bicycle, a lighting adjustable wick and two glass panels on the side, one green and one red. There is a label with the manufacturer's name on the side. POWELL & HANMER "KINGFISHER" MAKERS, BIRMINGHAMvintage lighting, powell and hanmer -
Royal District Nursing Service (now known as Bolton Clarke)
Photograph - Photograph, sepia, 1907
... bicycles ...This photograph depicts the Sister-in-charge with a group of Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS,) Trained nurses, 'Nurses", with their bicycles, which were the first mode of transport purchased by MDNS in 1903. The bicycles enabled their Nurses to visit more patients over a wider area. They are identified as: L-R back row: Trained Nurses Taylor, Steele, Francis, Young. L-R front row: Isobel Curnow, Annie Roberts, Isabel Hawkes (Sister in Charge), Becker. Their uniforms were a grey cotton dress with white collar, cuffs and belt and their was a red Maltese cross on their pith helmets. They gave nursing care to the poor in the inner Melbourne and close surrounding areas (districts). On the 17th of February 1885, just 50 years after Melbourne was founded, a preliminary meeting of ladies and gentlemen who were anxious to form a society to provide "skilled nursing" for the sick poor in their own homes was held in Mrs William McCulloch’s home at Spring Street, Melbourne. At this meeting it was decided “that the association would be called the Melbourne District Nursing Society”, the first Society of its kind in Australia, and “that the special object of the Society shall be to secure skilled nursing for the sick poor in their own homes”. On the 16th of March a Committee was formed to “arrange for engaging one "duly qualified nurse”. On the 1st of May 1885 a Nurse, Mrs. Ferguson, was employed at £100 per annum, and a second Nurse, Mrs. Joanne Cannon, commenced six months later. In that era the term ‘Nurse’ was used even though they were ‘qualified’ i.e. ‘trained’ nurses. They worked in the now CBD, ie from Spencer Street to Spring Street and from Victoria Parade to Flinders Street. From its inception the Society was at the forefront of health care. They provided high quality Trained nursing care; educated their patients in the curing and prevention of disease; teaching the importance of cleanliness, fresh air and good nutrition, both by verbal instruction and demonstration, even supplying soup and milk when needed, as well as providing wood and coal in the winter. At that time they walked the streets and lane ways amid the slums of inner Melbourne carrying their nursing bag containing lotion, ointments, powders, liniment, bandages, dressings, a case of spirits, and the Nurse's own clean apron, soap and small towel. They supplied equipment on loan, such as earthenware hot water bottles, splints, urinals, bed pans, bed cradles, feeding mugs, and air-cushions as well as providing blankets and clean bed linen, and nightdresses as necessary. Trained midwives began home births in late 1893 taking midwifery bundles and providing clothes for the babe and mother as needed. As the work increased a third Trained nurse was employed but this was arduous work, particularly in the heat of summer and many Nurses only remained with the Society for several months. Permission to use bicycles was given to the Nurses in 1898 and the Society decided to purchase their own in 1903. A business man offered ‘new free wheel’ bicycles at £13 each which included maintenance for one year. Bells and wooden frames were added, at a cost of £5 per frame, so the Nurses could carry extra equipment. Nurses’ bags were strapped to the handlebars. Soup was made for those in need 2-3 times a week and if patients could not arrange to have it collected the soup was delivered by the Nurses on their bicycles. The use of bicycles caused a change in uniform, with white pith helmets, and veils covering them and tied under their chin, now being used. They provided high quality nursing care to a range of people, often in destitute situations, some lying on rags on the floor as they had no bed, others with just a bed and maybe a thin blanket, a chair and nothing else. Their ages ranged from babes, children, adults to the elderly. The Nurses gave medications as ordered by a Doctor, dressed wounds e.g. to the injured, and surgical cases, and to those with leg ulcers; attended to patients with ‘surgical ailments’ such as ‘hip disease’; gave care to those with acute illnesses such as bronchitis, pleurisy, pneumonia, measles, and scarlet fever, as well as those with chronic illnesses such as consumption (tuberculosis), heart disease, arthritis, cancer, debility, neuritis and paralysis. In 1913 a Nurse had her Board and residence, uniforms, bicycles and laundry expensive provided and was paid £50 a year for her first six months. At the end of a year her salary is increased by £5, and later she earns £60 a year. Over the years the nurses complained that their veils became wet in the rain and asked for a change of uniform but this did not occur until 1921. Bicycles continued to be used in inner areas until 1945. Sepia photograph of eight Melbourne District Nursing Society Trained nurses posing with their bicycles in a park; some are partly hidden. Nurse's uniforms consist of long grey dresses with white belts, cuffs and collars and white pith helmets with a Maltese cross in the centre. Oblong leather nursing bags of varying sizes are strapped to five of the bicycles. In the centre is Sister-in-charge – Mrs Hawkes (in white); to her left are 4 Nurses and to her right 3. L-R – Front row – Trained Nurses Curnow, Roberts, (Hawkes) and Becker. Back row – Nurses Taylor, Steele, Francis and Young. Trees and a palm are in the background. The bicycles have two large wire spoked wheels at either end of the black V shape bicycle frame; a rubber tyre runs around the outside of each wheel. The metal handlebars are a horizontal configuration and are attached with a central column into a black vertical column at the front of the V shape bicycle frame which has ‘fork shaped’ thin metal pierces running down either side of the wheel attaching the frame to the central hub of the wheel. The rear wheel is attached the same way to a central column at the rear of the frame which runs up to V shape solid seat. At the bottom of the V of the frame a pedal is attached with a rotating arm on either side of the bicycle and on the right side the rotating arm is attached to a sprocket which has a chain running around it back to a smaller sprocket on the hub of the back wheel. The chain has a thin metal guard over it. There are narrow thin metal mud guards running a short distance above the top of each wheel. melbourne district nursing society (1885-1957), bicycles, nurses, uniforms, mdns, mdns transport, rdns, royal district nursing service, trained nurse annie roberts, sister-in-charge isabel hawkes, trained nurse taylor, trained nurse steele, trained nurse francis, trained nurse young, trained nurse becker, trained nurse isobel curnow -
Sunbury & District Heritage Association Inc
Photograph, Bicycle education
The children were students at Bulla Primary School and were participating in a bicycle education activity.A non-digital coloured photograph of a group of children standing in an asphalted area while holding their bicycles and listening to an adult.bulla primary school, bicycle education