| Accession Number | P02751.246 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow (C E W) |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia |
| Date made | c 1909 |
| Conflict |
Period 1900-1909 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
SA. c. 1909. Probably of the mouth of the Murray River seen from several kilometres inland. Note ...
Description
SA. c. 1909. Probably of the mouth of the Murray River seen from several kilometres inland. Note the flat plain covered in low-lying bushes in the foreground and the line of trees 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.