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Crocodile skin bag

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Just north of the Wyndham Wharf was a favourite place for crocs, due to the ‘Blood Drain’ that ran from the Wyndham Meatworks to the sea. Croc shooting was a popular recreational pastime and, for some, a profitable business. Mrs. Dawe went croc shooting at the Blood Drain in 1937, and subsequently had this bag made, from a piece of croc skin - complete with bullet holes – taken from a croc, that was killed and skinned by meatworker, “Tarzan”.

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cwa-org-208-wand-002

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Wednesday, 8 February, 2023

Wyndham Historical Society

Wyndham Historical Society

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crocodile skin bag from 1937

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Extract from a letter about shooting crocodiles in 1937, next to a photo of people and a crocodile

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