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Midland and Districts Historical Society > Records

Joseph Middleton Cycle Agent/Motor Garage

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Unknown

c. 1930

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Overview

Two prints, one scanned in colour shows yellowing of original image, second image scanned in grey scale.

Historical information

The image shows several people outside of Joseph Middleton's cycle shop and motor garage. Joseph Middleton is the man leaning against the verandah post. Middleton is listed in the Post Office directories as a cycle agent in 1923 at 224 York Road. From 1924 through to 1949 he is listed at 218-216 York Road (changes to 209 Great Eastern Highway when road name is changed). From 1923-1926 Middleton's business is listed as a "Cycle Agent" or "Cycle Works" and from 1927-1947 his business is listed as a "Motor Garage". In 1949 (the final year of the P.O. directory) the business is listed as "Bicycle Dealer".

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Registration number

cwa-org-150-P12

Item type

Themes

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

7 in

Height or length

5 in

Contextual Information

Bicycle dealers played a significant role in transport in Midland in the late 19th and early 20th century. Motor garages played a significant role in transport in the 20th century.

Keywords

Joseph Middleton

Motor vehicle garages

Place made

Midland
Western Australia
Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Copyright and Reference

Copyright and Reference

Copyright category

Expired

Permissions

May be used under the Creative Commons License. High quality scan is available from Midland and Districts Historical Society.

Attribution requirements

Image is to be attributed 'Courtesy of Midland and Districts Historical Society and Mike and Bev Kenworthy'.

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