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Digital Photograph - Hunting in Grass Tree Scrub, St Margaret Island, circa 1910
Reg. No: MM 110276
- Summary:
- Molly Bodman on the left pictured here with a gun, are walking on St Margaret Island, about 1910.
John Joseph 'JJ' O'Connor's family leased the island to graze cattle there in the summer, in the early 20th century. The photographer of this image, Doctor Sydney Pern, was a friend of the contributor's family, who lived in Yarram. In addition to his duties as the local GP, he was an enthusiastic amateur photographer. - Description Of Content:
- Two women, one with a shot gun, in grass tree scrub.
- Acquisition Information:
- Copied from Ms Helen Hickey, 2006
| Discipline: | History |
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| Tagged with: | trenton valley |
| Themes this item is part of: | Leisure Collection, Melbourne's Biggest Family Album Collection |
| Primary Classification: | RECREATION & TOURISM |
| Secondary Classification: | Hunting |
| Tertiary Classification: | hunters |
| People Depicted: | unknown |
| Format: | Digital Still Image: Black & White; Tiff |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Saint Margaret Island, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, circa 1910 Source of Date Depicted: Based on the contributor's knowledge of the people in the photograph. |
| Photographer: | Dr Sydney Pern Relationship of Photographer to Contributor: Family friend. |
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