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A Stylish Turnout

1902
Subcollections
2019 Calendar Images
Overview

A black and white safety film image depicting a man, two children and a goat cart.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-11-EG-N-054-033A-P
Item type
Negatives
Photographs
Themes
People
Photography
Social History
Material
Cellulose Acetate
Width
35 mm
Height or length
25 mm
Keywords
Children
Man
Goat
Transport
Entertainment
1902
Eastern Goldfields, Western Australia
Place made
Western Australia, Australia
Year
1902
Last modified
Friday, 5 March, 2021
Eastern Goldfields Historical Society

Eastern Goldfields Historical Society

A young girl sits on a goat cart, holding the reigns. An holder girl holds the goat's harness and a man stands behind them, leaning on the doorway of a wooden building.
Goats (and rabbits) arrived in Australia with the First Fleet in 1788 and spread with settlers throughout the country. The original goats were a varied and hardy herd capable of utilising harsh Australian pastures to produce milk and meat, and as in this image, to be childhood companions.

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