DIPPING AT MOSCOW

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c. 1925

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Overview

B&w copy of photo of three men dipping sheep.
Man on left is pushing sheep through dip. Man in the middle is holding sheep. Man on right with hat is also holding sheep.
Rails and fences made from bush wood.

Historical information

Moscow Farm was located in the Salt Valley area of the Toodyay Road District.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1441

Item type

Photographs

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

8.5000 cm

Height or length

13.5000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

Writing on reverse of photo reads: " Dipping at Moscow about 1925, the owner Fred Chitty left, centre Lewis and Mick, his sons. Well water was drawn by hand in a 4 gallon bucket and run to the dip through a wooden hand-hewn trough on left of photo dip is to kill lice and ked?, thus avoiding sheep irritation and wool damage. About that time Fred Chitty was fined when an inspector found one ked (tick) on a sheep at Toodyay sale yards. The sale yards were located behind the Newcastle Hotel and were closed about 1932.'

Contextual Information

This photograph is reproduced in 'Toodyay - The Good Old Days' by Wally Chitty on p. 49. Caption: 'In the foreground, a sheep comes out of the dip and, in the background, two sheep are ready to be thrown in. Fred has a prong to dunk any that try to get through with dry heads.'

Keywords

CHITTY, Fred

Year

c. 1925

Shire of Toodyay

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