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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH: SUBIACO BOYS CYCLING CLUB

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c. 1914

Overview

A black and white laminated laser print which is a copy of a photograph held by the City of Subiaco. The photograph features five young men standing next to their bicycles or sitting astride. All men are wearing hats except the gentleman second from the left. All the men are wearing long trousers and jackets and have a bunch of everlastings tied to their handlebars. Trees and a building are faintly visible in the background. There is a wooden railing fence just behind the riders.

Historical information

In March 2011, City of Subiaco received a letter addressed to Ken Spillman from Mary Pollard, ACT. She thought that the central cyclist was more than likely her great uncle Roderick Wilson. Roderick Wilson died in 1968 in Melbourne. Mary remembers hearing stories of Roderick picking wildflowers from Kings Park, possibly relating to the activity in the photograph.

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cwa-org-43-1991.307

Item type

Keywords

Recreation - Clubs

Year

Statement of significance

Local, social and sporting history

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