James Mcdonald Collection - Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
„ONE BIKE IS NEVER ENOUGH
A couple of weeks after Pushies Galore 2012 I headed up the range to Toowoomba for a day talking bikes with bicycle aficionado James Macdonald. James was well known as a collector of old bikes, but the notable bike collection that James had curated was just one part of a life shaped by many other influences. The appreciation that James had acquired in his lifetime for design and technology, combined with a passion for history, formed the basis for his impressive collection of old bikes which is still housed in and around his Toowoomba “Queenslander” home.
This is an expanded repost of an earlier article which for unexplained reasons vanished together with a second post about James’ wheelset shod with cork tyres. In August 2012 James had generously allowed me to photograph his home filled with old bikes, books and collected objects. Sadly in early 2014 James passed away. Many bike enthusiasts remember the unique way that James displayed his bicycle collection throughout his house. Yet there are many more who never got to see James’ historic bicycle display. The images used to illustrate this post represent a unique moment in time and an authentic document shot when James was in his element. These photographs were taken on a day when he was showing a group of fellow bike collectors his old bikes while sharing stories about bikes and their related history.“
Robert Cobcroft writes in his blog – full text HERE
Photos: with thanks to Velo Aficionado and Robert Cobcroft Hipshots https://hipshots.com.au
Address: Toowoomba, Queensland, Austrálie Australia
Contact: https://veloaficionado.com/blog/james-macdonald-toowoomba-bicycle-collector
Note on James: he died not long after Robert Cobcroft posted on the blog. His family donated part of the collection to a local museum:https://www.highfieldspioneervillage.com.au
That was a few years ago, so we don't know what happened to the collection after that.