Photographs from John Carlyon's long-distance walking trek around Australia, 1930-1954
Photographs from John Carlyon's long-distance walking trek around Australia, 1930-1954
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1930 - 1954
Call Numbers
PXA 1342
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
214 photographs - 9 x 14 cm or smaller - gelatin silver
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Created before 1955
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Nos. 1-128. "Around Australia", 1930-1934
Nos. 129-166. "Mainly Sydney, few Melbourne & Hobart"
Nos. 167-214. "From Adelaide to Mount Isa, north Queensland, via Kalgoorlie, Perth, Northwest coast of W.A., Broome, Wyndham, Darwin & The Elsey Station, N.T."
Forms part of MLMSS 1235
Alternative Titles
Full title
Photographs from John Carlyon's long-distance walking trek around Australia, 1930-1954
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.978 as part of the eRecords Project 2011-2012
Signature / Inscriptions
Titled on reverse
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by John Carlyon, 1965
Administrative / Biographical history
John Carlyon walked from the northernmost point of Australia, Cape York, to the southernmost point, Wilson's Promontory, beginning on 26 Aug 1930. He then continued his walk right around Australia, completing his journey in Dec 1933
Reference:
Library correspondence file
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXA 1342
Record Identifier
YolE3w29
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YolE3w29
Other Identifiers
Reference code
90248
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