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    Buffaloes, c. 1911 - c. 1918, courtesy of Northern Territory Library.

Title
Chinese wood-carters with buffalo, Darwin
Description

Two buffalo drawing a cart loaded with logs of wood.

Date
c. 1911 - c. 1918
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston)
Interpretive description

Date of image based on dates of Austin collection. Creator attribution may not be correct as it is a newspaper clipping within the Foelshe collection. Some versions of this photograph have been cropped so that the man is cut out. The Austin collection image in the Northern Territory Library is the least cropped.

External Url
http://hdl.handle.net/10070/31311

Versions

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    Title
    Buffaloes
    Description

    A buffalo team being led by a Chinese man.

    Type
    catalogue record + digital image
    Form
    Copyprint. Uncropped version that shows man holding reins of buffalo.
    Control
    34\34580, PH0412/0230
    Source

    Jean A. Austin collection, c. 1911 - c. 1918, 0412; Northern Territory Library. Details

    Rights
    Reproduction rights owned by the Northern Territory Library.
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    Title
    Woodcart
    Description

    Woodcarting by Chinese with buffalo broken to harness.

    Type
    catalogue record + digital image
    Form
    Cropped version
    Control
    17\17758, PH0238/0703
    Source

    Peter Spillett collection, - 1980s, 0238; Northern Territory Library. Details

    Rights
    Reproduction rights owned by the Northern Territory Library.
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    Title
    Chinese wood-carters with buffalo, Darwin
    Date
    1873 - 1911
    Type
    catalogue record + digital image
    Form
    Cropped version. Photograph published in newspaper (undated). Caption: 'Buffalo broken to harness. The buffalo not only provides sport of an exciting character, but may be trained to be a patient and useful beast of burden'
    Creator
    Foelsche, P. (Paul), 1831-1914
    Control
    PIC P827/1-127 LOC Album 914/1&2*
    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.

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Created: 21 May 2003, Last modified: 2 August 2006