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Photograph - Image, Bicycles at Mitchell Manufacturing, 1970-1990

  • Two men shake hands whilst holding a Mitchell bicycle

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  • Mitchell Lighthouse bicycle standing in a car park

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  • Row of Mitchell cycles underneath a tree

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  • Mitchell cycle worker working on a wheel, with his hand on a spoke

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  • Two men working on bicycles in factory

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  • Boys bike in the carpark at Mitchell Cycles manufacturing

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  • Mens Mitchell cycle outside the factory in a carpark

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  • Tandem bicycle outside Mitchell cycles in carpark

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  • Man riding kids Mitchell cycle

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  • Two men riding Mitchell cycles

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  • Man working on a Mitchell cycle, holding a pair of pliers in his mouth

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  • Worker at Mitchell cycles, putting together a wheel rim

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  • Gordon Elliott straddling a Mitchell kids cycle

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  • Worker assembling a bicycle on the factory floor

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  • Lighthouse kids bicycle outside Enfield factory

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  • Five men hold glasses: Major General Paul Cullen, unknown, unknown, unknown, Neville Wran

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  • Two men shake hands whilst holding a Mitchell bicycle
  • Mitchell Lighthouse bicycle standing in a car park
  • Row of Mitchell cycles underneath a tree
  • Mitchell cycle worker working on a wheel, with his hand on a spoke
  • Two men working on bicycles in factory
  • Boys bike in the carpark at Mitchell Cycles manufacturing
  • Mens Mitchell cycle outside the factory in a carpark
  • Tandem bicycle outside Mitchell cycles in carpark
  • Man riding kids Mitchell cycle
  • Two men riding Mitchell cycles
  • Man working on a Mitchell cycle, holding a pair of pliers in his mouth
  • Worker at Mitchell cycles, putting together a wheel rim
  • Gordon Elliott straddling a Mitchell kids cycle
  • Worker assembling a bicycle on the factory floor
  • Lighthouse kids bicycle outside Enfield factory
  • Five men hold glasses: Major General Paul Cullen, unknown, unknown, unknown, Neville Wran

Historical information

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.

Physical description

16 B/W electronic images of bicycles

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