Description
Three locally engaged Aboriginal stockmen employed at an army slaughter yard in northwest Australia. The historic caption for this image identified the group, left to right, as "Bobby of the Alligator tribe; Paddy of the Myall tribe; and John Buckley of the Alligator tribe aged 12 years".
The army established its own slaughter yards, cooling chambers, and delivery system in the northwest area, 40 miles north of Katherine, to provide fresh meat for Allied soldiers in the area. Butchers from the army resumed civil occupation, on army pay, and Aboriginal labour was used to bring the cattle onto the slaughter yards from widely dispersed areas.
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Colour: Black & white
Support: Acetate
Date Made
1 February 1943
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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