First Bark Loaded at Katanning, W. Australia
c. 1920A sepia photograph on a postcard showing four flat railway wagons loaded with roughly cut timber. There is a man standing in front of one of the wagons in the middle of a set of railway tracks. He is dressed in a dark jacket, long trousers and wearing a white boater hat. There is another two sets of railway tracks in the foreground of the picture and in front of the man.
Mallet bark was exported in large quantities from the district, many men being employed in stripping trees. It was mostly a cash crop and was mostly used for tanning leather.
Details
Details
On the photograph, from left to right the numbers on the right hand side of the wagons are "5461", "H-4907", "G-369". The last wagon does not have a number.
On the photograph, from left to right on the bottom left of the wagons is "LOAD ? TONS", "LOAD ? TONS", "LOAD 6 TONS". The last wagon does not have a tonnage.
On the front of the postcard at the bottom left in black lettering is "First Bark Loaded at Katanning W. Australia".
On the back of the postcard printed in black lettering is "POST CARD THE ADDRESS TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE WRITE HERE ? ONLY" and in the top right hand corner a square with the words "Printed in Saxony" in the middle of the square. This square marks the position to put a stamp.
On the back of the postcard printed in black lettering on the left hand side is "W.J. Rogers, General Merchants Katanning, W. Australia"
Copyright and Reference
Copyright and Reference
Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.
Katanning Historical Society
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