Album of photographs and clippings of the New South Wales mining settlement of White Cliffs and the...
Album of photographs and clippings of the New South Wales mining settlement of White Cliffs and the surrounding areas, and 1 watercolour of Egyptian scene, ca 1887-1971 / probably compiled by the Richardson family
About this item
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Date
ca 1887-1971
Call Numbers
PXA 2116
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Physical Description
Contents
1 box (1 album, 87 photographs, 1 tin type, clippings, 1 drawing) - tin; printed; watercolour ; - black & white
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Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright - photographs created after 1955 Out of copyright - photographs created before 1955
Copyright status : Watercolour - life of creator plus 70 years
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
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Scope and Contents
Contents
A family album of photographs and clippings of the early pioneer days of White Cliffs and Wilcannia. Images show families, children, residences, town streets and shops, hospitals, churches, homesteads, opal mines, camel stock trains, rivers and bridges. Other areas include the Darling River and Mildura.
Several of the postcards and have been...
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Full title
Album of photographs and clippings of the New South Wales mining settlement of White Cliffs and the surrounding areas, and 1 watercolour of Egyptian scene, ca 1887-1971 / probably compiled by the Richardson family
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Notes
Signature / Inscriptions
Several of the photographic postcards are inscribed on verso.
Date note
Start date based on the arrival of Edith Richardson, the sister of Alfred Richardson, at Momba Station in 1887. (from newspaper clipping in album).
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers, November 2014
Catalogue Picture Book 4, July 2014, item 18
Administrative / Biographical history
The photographs have possibly been compiled by a member of the Richardson family. Alfred Richardson, a pioneer of the White Cliffs area, was one of the four kangaroo shooters who discovered opals at Moona Station in 1884. By 1890 the small settlement became known as White Cliffs. He and his family lived at White Cliffs for many years where he min...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXA 2116
Record Identifier
Yj7dML49
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Yj7dML49
Other Identifiers
Reference code
1269463
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