The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Four large, unshorn sheep standing in a fenced padock with several gum trees in the background. Bean's note on reverse of photograph reads "Five lbs was a big fleece in 1802. There are 40 lb fleeces on record today". 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.
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
A flock of sheep grazing by a small river. Large gum trees grow on the opposite side of the river and the sheep have not been shorn. One of a series of photographs taken by C. E. W. Bean during two tr
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
Several fenced, flat padocks on a slight downwards slope towards the right of the photograph with a large area of gum trees past the fences in the distance. One of a series of photographs taken by C.
A man wearing a white shirt standing in a fenced, treeless paddock, possibly in the Darling River region. A line of gum trees can be seen beyond the fence in the background of the photograph. One of a
A paddock with sheep ready to be shorn, 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 to regional NSW as a journ
