The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Three men lifting dead trees into piles to be burnt. Several large fires of burning trees can be seen in the background. Possibly taken near Wilcannia, NSW. Published in "The Dreadnought of the Darling" in 1956 with caption "Burning off. The process of clearing is simply to roll the scrub down, let it lie till next year, and finally burn the dry trees". One of a series of photographs taken by C. E. W. Bean during two trips he made in 1908 and 1909 to regional NSW as a journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald. The purpose of these trips was to research the wool industry of western NSW and the transportation and railway possibilities of the Darling River region. Photographs from the private collection of C. E. W. Bean held at AWM38 3DRL 6673.
NSW. c. 1908. The main road through Wilcannia, NSW. Several horse drawn coachs can be seen at the side of the road in the right of the photograph. It is waiting to take the mail out to Cobar, NSW. Pub
A gum tree and mulga scrub in the Darling River region. One of a series of photographs taken by C. E. W. Bean during two trips he made in 1908 and 1909 to regional NSW as a journalist for the Sydney M
A vertical lift span bridge over the Darling River, possibly at Wilcannia, NSW seen from the riverbank. One of a series of photographs taken by C. E. W. Bean during two trips he made in 1908 and 1909
A paddle steamer and several barges moored to the bank of the Darling River at Wilcannia, NSW. Note the vertical lift bridge in the background. Bean's note on reverse of photograph reads "A river stea
NSW. c. 1908. A four-wheeled, horsedrawn passanger coach, probably taken between Wilcannia, NSW and Cobar, NSW. One of a series of photographs taken by C. E. W. Bean during two trips he made in 1908 a
Five sheep grazing in a fenced paddock surrounded by scrub bushes, possibly in the Darling River region. One of a series of photographs taken by C. E. W. Bean during two trips he made in 1908 and 1909
