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    Chinese wood-carter, Darwin, North Australia., 1873 - 1911, by Foelsche, Paul (1831 - 1914), Barnes, N.J., courtesy of National Library of Australia - Picture collection.

Title
Chinese wood-carter, Darwin
Description

Unidentified younger man on a buffalo drawn cart.

Date
1890s - 1911
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston)
Interpretive description

Photographs were not published on postcards till at least the 1890s.

Creator
Foelsche, Paul (1831 - 1914)
External Url
http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an11360266-24

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    Title
    Chinese wood-carter, Darwin, North Australia.
    Date
    1873 - 1911
    Type
    catalogue record + digital image
    Form
    1 x b&w postcard and 1 x b&w print. Title from handwritten caption on back of postcard written in ink pen. Print is same image but a bad print which is out of focus. Caption on back of print in ink pen: 'Chinese using buffalo as carriers of wood Darwin North Australia'.
    Creator
    Barnes, N.J.
    Control
    nla.pic-an11360266-24
    Source

    Collection of photographs of Darwin and the Northern Territory 1873-1911 (Foelsche), http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an11360266; National Library of Australia - Picture collection. Details

    Rights
    Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Australia.
  2. Print
    Title
    [untitled]
    Type
    Print
    Control
    Photo No 235
    Source

    NTRS 1354 Postcards 1903-1946, c. 1903 - c. 1946, NTRS 1354/P1; Herbert family; Northern Territory Archives Service, Darwin Branch. Details

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Created: 21 May 2003, Last modified: 12 January 2007