| Accession Number | P02751.084 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow (C E W) |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales |
| Date made | c. 1908 |
| Conflict |
Period 1900-1909 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
An older swagman sitting in front of his tent reading the weekly newspaper. Published in "On the ...
Description
An older swagman sitting in front of his tent reading the weekly newspaper. Published in "On the Wool Track" in 1910 with caption "They read the weekly papers to the advertisements on the back cover". Probably taken in the something 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 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.