| Tagged with: |
agricultural equipment, agricultural workers, agriculture, channels, construction sites, horses, scrapers, water supply, workers |
| 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: |
irrigation channels |
| Original Caption: |
JACK MCRAE USING A 6FT. 6IN. BUCK SCRAPER, MAKING A 15FT. 6IN. CUTTING THROUGH A SAND RISE ON THE BIMBOURIE WEST CHANNEL 6 MILES WEST OF NINDA. THE GRADE OF THIS CHANNEL WAS 3 INCHES TO A MILE. IT TERMINATED IN BOYD'S BLOCK NO. 66. |
| People Depicted: |
McRae, Jack |
| Format: |
Negative: Black & White |
| Place & Date Depicted: |
Ninda West, Victoria, Australia, 1921 |
Reg. No: MM 039490
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