Power from Barron Falls

Place Oceania: Australia, Queensland, North Queensland, Barron River
Accession Number ART25619
Collection type Art
Measurement 40.2 x 32.6 cm (sight), Actual size 41.7 x 34.0cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description lithographic crayon on paper mounted on cardboard
Maker Curtis, R Emerson
Place made Australia: Queensland, North Queensland
Date made 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Hydro electric power generated at the foot of the Barron Falls supplies light and energy to many North Queensland towns; a train struggles up the gorge with troops on its way to the tablelands.