Wilcannia, 1935-1936 / photographed by Rev. Edward ("Ted") Alexander Roberts

Wilcannia, 1935-1937 / photographed by Rev. Edward ("Ted") Alexander Roberts

1 Wilcannia
2 Bridge cottage
3 Wilcannia
4 Wilcannia park
5 PO Wilcannia
6 Bridge cottage & Wilcannia bridge (Dufaycolour)
7 Bridge cottage & Chevrolet ute (Dufaycolour)
8 Donkeys with bridge cottage in background
9 River Darling from air
10 River Darling from air
10p Wilcannia bridge - sheep crossing
11 Irrigation
12 SS picnic Wowser Bend ?
13 SS picnic Wowser Bend
14 Launch on Darling
15 Warwick’s bend
15p Darling River
16 Darling River just above Wilcannia bridge (Dufaycolour)
16p Darling River
17 Murray cod
18 Cattle crossing bridge - Wilcannia
19 Jack the Swede
20 Charlie Sue
21 Cobar mail
23 Sydney 'plane & Skeet (Alan Roberts at right)
24 Adelaide Airways 'plane
25 Plane & patient 1935 (E A Roberts at left)
27 Chevrolet truck
28 Snooks
29 Cobar road after rain
30 Cobar road
31 First 'plane Wilcannia aerodrome 1935
32 Official function first air service
33 Sydney airmail first air service
34 Plane Gannet (Dufaycolour)
35 J Parker, Dr Cole, self (E A Roberts)
35p [Tent, fire and camp]
36 Small’s Gannet
37 Cobar road
38 Cobar road
39 Cobar Road
40 Occidental mine Cobar
41 Occidental mine Cobar
43 “Mount Manara”
44 “Mount Manara”
45 Camping out
46 “Marfield” country
47 Emus on Marfield
48 Hut “Marfield” Station
49 Road through The Mulgas
51 Creek Menindee road
52 Menindee road
53 Menindee road
54 Menindee Bridge (32 class and goods train)
55p [Plain]
56 Menindee Empire Day 1936
57 “Black Gate”
58 “Black Gate”
59 At “Black Gate”
60 Jack Galloway & Lizzie
61 Lunatic Bend
62 Lunatic Bend
63 [Road]
64 Road near Pooncarie
65 Pooncarie Sunday School
66 Camel – Pooncarie
67 Two bonnie Australians
68 Children of the outback
69 The little rebel – Beth
70p [Weatherboard church]
71 Darling River & barge
71p Chevrolet truck
72 Ramp Tilpa road
73 Wawick’s ramp
74 Musterer’s camp – “Bootra”
75 “Bootra” 1935
75p Paddle steamer Oscar W at Wilcannia
76 “Salisbury Downs” 
77 “Salisbury Downs”
78 On “Salisbury Downs”
79 On “Salisbury Downs”
80 Bogged – “Salisbury Downs”
81 Stanford – “Yantera”
82 Off for the mail – “Yantera”
83 Horses digging (or cleaning) a dam
84 Tibooburra
84p First air service
85 Gold sluice – Tibooburra
86 Tibooburra
88 “Yalpunga”
89 ?
90 Wilcannia bridge (Dufaycolour)
91 Wilcannia bridge (Dufaycolour)
91p Barge on Darling at Wilcannia
92 Barge on Darling, 1936
92p [Sheep in the race]
94 River boat – Wilcannia (Oscar W now at Goolwa)
94p [House]
95 River boat – Wilcannia (Oscar W)
96 Boat unloading (Oscar W & barge Culnine)
97 Boat at Wilcannia (Oscar W & barge Culnine)
99 Fred Smith & self [sculling] (E A Roberts centre)
100 River boat at Wilcannia (Oscar W & barge Culnine)
100p Wilcannia bridge – horses crossing
102 River boat unloading
102p [House]
103 Wool for the boat
104 Wool on boat – barge Culnine
104p [Main street]
105 Ghan & lead camel Wilcannia Bridge
105p [Brick church and car]
106 Camels crossing Wilcannia Bridge
106p First ‘plane Wilcannia aerodrome 1935
107 Camel team
108 Camel team
109p First ‘plane Wilcannia aerodrome 1935
111 Bunker Creek
112 Cane Grass swamp near “Wongalilly”
113 “Wongalilly”
115 “Wongalilly”
115p Camping in Chevrolet truck
116 Wanaaring
117 Tongo Creek
119 Trailer - Pooncarie
120 Marking – “Baden Park”
121 “Tintinollegy” 1890 flood mark
122 [Plain]
123 Firewood – “Murtee”
124 Tank erection – “Murtee”
125 Fresh beef – “Murtee”
126 Sheep watering – “Murtee”
127 Sheep – “Murtee”
128 Sheep – “Murtee”
129 Sheep – “Murtee”
130 Sheep – “Murtee”
131 Branding
132 [Cattle yard]
133 [Working cattle]
134 Branding
135 Tank erection – “Murtee”
136 Car & Mrs Pope
139 [House and Aborigines] (Dufaycolour)
140 Wilcannia (?) Bank of NSW (Dufaycolour)
141 [Weatherboard Methodist church] (Dufaycolour)
142 [River, lake or flood]
143 Wilcannia (?) (Dufaycolour)
144 Wilcannia PO (Dufaycolour)
145 [Sandstone church] (Dufaycolour)
146a Oscar W

The Contents list in the digitised album is colour coded. Captions in black are from the original photos; captions in red have beed added using the best information available.

Wilcannia, 1935-1936 / photographed by Rev. Edward ("Ted") Alexander Roberts

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