P02751.172 Accession Number: P02751.172

Description

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 distance and two small herds of cattle can be seen grazing in the paddocks in the middle of the photograph. 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.

Details

Accession Number
P02751.172
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
c 1909
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession P02751.172

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