The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A shearer inside a shearing shed sowing up a bale of wool with twine. Note the bale has been marked with the letter A. Bean's note on reverse of photograph reads " The oblong brick which comes out is called a bale". 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. A typical shearing shed in progress at the height of the shearing season. Shows a long line of shearers at work on the left side of the shed and the wool classing tables on the right. No
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
A large brick house surrounded by trees with a driveway and vineyard in the foreground, possibly near the Darling River region. One of a series of photographs taken by C. E. W. Bean during two trips h
A number of small, wooden buildings surrunded by trees probably part of a shearing station seen from a distance. One of a series of photographs taken by C. E. W. Bean during two trips he made in 1908
NSW. c. 1908. A shearer riding a bicycle with his belongings attached to the handle-bars. Probably taken in the something region. Published in "On the Wool Track" in 1910 with caption "A shearer trave
A bridge over the Darling River. Probably taken during a drought, note the dry riverbed. One of a series of photographs taken by C. E. W. Bean during two trips he made in 1908 and 1909 to regional NSW
