Two photographs of Wallerawang Cooee March, November 1915
Two photographs of Wallerawang Cooee March, November 1915
About this item
Full title
Date
November 1915
Call Numbers
PXE 1315
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Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
2 photographs - 25.5 x 31 cm. and 21.5 x 31 cm. - silver gelatin, mounted
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Fonds
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Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Created before 1955
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Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
1. [Marchers on a country road, uniformed men and woman in white leading. Captioned in pencil on back of mount: "Wallerawang Cooees November 1915"]
2. [Reception Committee? Posed outdoor group portrait of 19 women and 4 men, all in civilian clothes, boy on roof in background. "Wallerawang" in pencil on back of mount, further caption cut off....
Alternative Titles
Full title
Two photographs of Wallerawang Cooee March, November 1915
Notes
General note
"Mrs Collin says it is the Bathurst road near a dam on a property & easily recognised today. The photo had "Reception C'tee" but this has been cut away when reframed. The 2 photos & old frames were purchased on a country property for $5" -- ML field librarian's note on ML file, 17/3/81
Contextual Information
Source
Donated by Mrs Betty Collin, House of Yesteryear, Mosman, March 1981
Pic.Acc.4918
Administrative / Biographical history
"In 1915 recruiting committees were formed in nearly every town throughout Australia. In the central west of New South Wales a movement began which became known as the 'Gilgandra snowball'. Under the leadership of W.T. ('Captain Bill') Hitchen, 20 or so men who had determined to enlist started off to march to Sydney. Gathering other recruits along...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXE 1315
Record Identifier
9arpLMZn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9arpLMZn
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Reference code
911196
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