Goldthorpe Glass Plate Negatives
John Albert Goldthorpe was born in Penistone, Yorkshire, United Kingdom on 29th March, 1882.
He, along with his parents, Lucy and Wright Goldthorpe, and sisters immigrated to Australia in 1884.
Both Wright Goldthorpe and son John Albert worked for the NSW Railways, possibly beginning in Dubbo, and then Wellington, Lithgow and Bathurst before settling in Auburn NSW.
They ran a motor garage on Parramatta Road, Auburn (Formally Sydney Rd).
John Albert had a great interest and love of steam trains; he always wore a fob watch and chain with a medallion attached.
J. A. Goldthorpe was a keen photographer and entered photographic competitions. Family folk lore tells us that he enjoyed being the subject of the camera as well.
During the Great Depression and beyond they ran a miniature train built as a replica of a 36 class locomotive. His two sons, John Herbert and Keith George Goldthorpe were involved at various stages with the miniature train.
