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Photograph - 'On the Wallaby', by A.J. Campbell, Victoria, circa 1895 Image Reg. No: MM 70175

"On the Wallaby"
Description Of Content:
A swagman resting against a tree. He is reading and his swag and billy lie near his feet.
Acquisition Information:
Transfer from Museum Victoria Natural Science
Discipline: Technology
Dimensions: 10 cm (Height), 15 cm (Width)

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Tagged with: billy cans, itinerant workers, swags
Themes this item is part of: A.J. Campbell Collection, Archibald James Campbell, Naturalist (1853-1929), Sustainable Futures Collection
Primary Classification: AGRICULTURE & RURAL LIFE
Secondary Classification: Working Life - Itinerant
Tertiary Classification: campsites
Original Caption: 'On the Wallaby'
Format: Photograph: Black & White; See Dimensions
Place & Date Depicted: Victoria, Australia, circa 1895
Creator: Archibald Campbell, circa 1895

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