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Katanning Historical Society > Records

Mehn Mahn - Horses and Harvester

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F. Martyn

c. 1920

Subcollections

Livestock-Horses

Overview

A black and white photograph of a team of six horses pulling a Sunshine harvester. One man is driving the team, the two other men are standing besides bags of grain on the ground.

Historical information

The property "Mehn Mahn" was established by Eli Quartermaine Jnr (son of Elijah Quartermaine, the first European settler of Katanning) and it passed to his son Walter William.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-202-HSP2004.67

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

57.5000 mm

Height or length

57.5000 mm

Depth

2 mm

Inscriptions and markings

On the bottom of the photograph handwritten in brown ink is "F.Martyn Katanning"

Year

Public Location

Links to additional resources

The Southern Districts Advocate Mon 26 Nov 1934

An article celebrating the birthday of Eli Quartermaine Jnr, who was 82 years old, the article mentions that he settled on the property "Mehn Mahn" and that it was passed to his son Walter William Quartermaine.

Copyright and Reference

Copyright and Reference

Copyright category

Date of creation +70 years

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Please contact the Katanning Historical Society for reproduction of image.

Attribution requirements

Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.

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