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Shire of Toodyay > Records

WOOL CARTING

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1924

Subcollections

Agriculture/horticulture

Overview

B&W photograph of wool carting for Fred Chitty.
There is a team of four horses (harnessed as a pair in front and a pair behind) and two men. One man is Fred Chitty and the other is "Nock" Kimberley.
Both men are standing near a wool dray piled with large and small bales.
A saddled horse is tied to a tree at right front.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1548

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

80 mm

Height or length

125 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Written on rear of photo: "The first load of wool from Fred Chitty November 1924. Fred Chitty and "Nock" Kimberley of Clackline in photo. Kimberley, a dairyman and contractor, was starting to go through Salt Valley Nannamoolan Siding. The only loop line between Toodyay and Clackline. The only place a railway truck could be ordered and filled over a couple of days." initials, W.G.C.
At the very bottom in purple ink:- 'Dawn Ray Prints, Toodyay'.

Keywords

NOCK, Kimberley

Salt Valley Nannamoolan Siding

Year

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Wednesday, 11 January, 2023

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