SINCLAIR, JOSHUA VIVIAN

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c. 1901

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Overview

Sepia photo of a young man in racing gear on a two-wheel bicycle riding along a fenced dirt road, towards the camera. Telegraph pole, with three lines, beside the road. Buildings in the background. One onlooker, a young man in a suit.

Rider is Joshua Vivian Sinclair.

Historical information

Joshua Vivian Sinclair (1883-1974) was the eldest son of Thomas Napoleon Bonaparte Sinclair (1850-1930). Joshua married Caroline Giles in 1904 in Toodyay

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2014.6

Item type

Photographs

Material

Cardboard

Photographic Paper

Width

16.5000 cm

Height or length

12 cm

Inscriptions and markings

Hand-written on the back of the photocard: 'J V Sinclair winning road race, Toodyay to Northam, 1901.'

Northam advertiser, 21 Sept. 1901, p.3: V.J. Sinlcair won the Road Race, Newcastle to Northam, a distance of 18 miles, under the auspices of the Northam Boy's Bicycle Club, on 18 Sept. 1901.

Keywords

SINCLAIR, Joshua Vivian

Year

c. 1901

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Last modified

Wednesday, 28 October, 2026

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