Summary
Australian Natives Association bicycle sports at the Exhibition Oval, Melbourne, Australia Day, 26 January 1899.
Photograph by Thomas Beckett. Part of a collection of glass plate negatives taken by Dr Thomas George Beckett, doctor, pioneering radiologist and amateur photographer between 1891 and 1910. The collection is primarily of Beckett's family, friends, homes, and towns and suburbs where Beckett and his family lived, including Charlton in central Victoria and Northcote & South Yarra, suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria.
The Australian Natives' Association was established in Melbourne in 1871 as a non-partisan and non-sectarian friendly society for Australian-born, white men seeking to shape Australia's nationhood and identity. The ANA was a strong advocate for Federation and became an advocate for White Australia. It was a staunch supporter of trade protection and immigration restriction, and Prime Minister Alfred Deakin was a member.
Description of Content
The Bicycle Sports day held on Australian Natives ' Association day at the Exhibition Oval, Exhibition Building.
More Information
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Collection Names
The Biggest Family Album in Australia, Dr Thomas George Beckett Collection
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Collecting Areas
Images & Image Making, Leisure, Public Life & Institutions, Transport
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Acquisition Information
Copied from T. G. Beckett, 28 Oct 1990
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Place & Date Depicted
Exhibition Building, Carlton, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 26 Jan 1899
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Photographer
Dr Thomas George Beckett, 180 High Street, Northcote, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 26 Jan 1899
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Organiser of Event
Australian Natives' Association (ANA), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 26 Jan 1899
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Format
Negative, 35 mm, Black & White
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Classification
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Type of item
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Keywords
Athletes, Cycling, Events, Racing, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building: History of Events, 1879-1899, Royal Exhibition Building: Sports Arena, Sport, Sports, Velodromes
