The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Several fenced paddocks partly covered with water. Five cows can be seen grazing in the foreground and a dense line of gum trees can be seen past the fences in the distance. 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.
A series of fenced paddocks on a flat plain. An irrigation channel can be seen on the left of the photograph with a single railway track running beside it. Several farmhouses are visible in the distan
A man wearing a suit and hat standing in crop field covered in possibly lucerne. Several fenced paddocks and large trees can be seen in the background, possibly near the Darling River, NSW. One of a s
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 wooden weir, possibly on the Darling River or the Murray River. Several large gum trees can be seen in the background. One of a series of photographs taken bay C. E. W. Bean during two trips he made
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.
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
