| Tagged with: |
agricultural equipment, agricultural workers, australian native animals, bullock teams, channels, dam construction, domestic animals, eating dining, kangaroos, water supply |
| Themes this item is part of: |
Engineering Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection, Bill Boyd Photographic Collection |
| Primary Classification: |
CIVIL ENGINEERING |
| Secondary Classification: |
Dams & Water Supply |
| Tertiary Classification: |
dams |
| Original Caption: |
LUNCH TIME - AT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BIG DAM AT BOYD'S BLOCK NO. 60 AT THE END OF THE BIMBOURIE WEST CHANNEL. LEFT TO RIGHT, POP BOYD, JOHN BOYD, BILL AND JOE WITH HIS COLLAR. THE BULLOCKS WERE MAINLY USED ON A SINGLE FURROW WYART ROAD PLOW, TO BREAK UP THE GROUND FOR THE SCRAPER AND TUMBLER SCOUP - SHOWN IN THIS PICTURE - LOADED. |
| People Depicted: |
Boyd, Pop; Boyd, John; Boyd, William (Bill) |
| Format: |
Negative: Black & White |
| Place & Date Depicted: |
Bimbourie, Victoria, Australia, 1922 |
Reg. No: MM 039495
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