| Title |
Agriculture and scenery in New South Wales |
| Reference |
Y3086U |
| Creator |
Kerry, Charles, 1858-1928, photographer |
| Covering Dates |
circa 1885-circa 1890 (The negative numbers illustrate the difficulty of assigning a specific date to the images since they they probably range over a significant period of time, the numbers ranging from 113 up to negative number 2915.) |
| Extent and Medium |
26 images in 1 file; Prints are generally in good condition, although all display a greater or lesser degree of fading. |
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| Content and context |
Contains loose prints measuring approximately 200 x 150 mm by Charles Kerry of Sydney showing scenes of cattle, sheep and wheat farming and timber felling. Most prints are captioned on the negative and signed 'Kerry, Sydney' with a negative number. |
| Further information |
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Indexed
This file is available on microfiche: Australasia, fiche number 64.
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| Index Terms |
| Australia |
| New South Wales |
| Oceania |
| Kerry, Charles (1858-1928) photographer |
| RCS/Fisher/Y3086U contains: |
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Gorges on the Murray watershed. 199 x 151 mm. A view looking over snow-capped mountains and down into a rocky gorge. With a figure on horseback on the snowfield in the foreground. Negative number 2497.
Fair condition, some fading.. |
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The main dividing range, Snowy Mts [i.e. Mountains]. 198 x 152 mm. A view looking out over rounded mountain-tops, here and there patched by snowfields. Negative number 2514.
Good condition apart from some fading.. |
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On the Dorrigo. 195 x 149 mm. A view showing a woodland path, on which are two horses, one ridden by a boy, the other loaded with a churn of cream. The print is uncaptioned on the front but has a handwritten caption on the reverse and the negative number 2365.
Good condition, slight fading.. |
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Arrival of the station mail. 198 x 150 mm. A view showing five workmen sitting at a table in the open air, reading newspaper and letters. The print is uncaptioned on the front, but has a handwritten caption on the reverse, along with the negative number 2365.
Good condition, slight fading in from edges.. |
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Horses clearing land. 192 x 149 mm. A view showing a team of 12 horses working in a large pit. Uncaptioned on front or back apart from negative number 424.
Fair condition, some fading in from edges.. |
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A wool packing shed. 194 x 149 mm. A view showing a long wooden shed where workers are packing wool into oblong-shaped sacks. Uncaptioned on back or front, apart from negative number 1166.
Good condition, but a badly printed photograph with little detail in the highlights.. |
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Wool sorting. 194 x 149 mm. A view looking along a wooden shed, where men are working at tables sorting wool into different grades. Negative number 214.
Fair condition, some yellowing and fading in from edges.. |
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A wool showroom, Sydney. 195 x 150 mm. A view of a warehouse interior, showing long lines of sacks overflowing with various types of wool. Negative number 2620.
Good condition.. |
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Shearing by machinery. 192 x 149 mm. A view looking along a wooden shearing-shed, with men at work shearing with powered clippers. Negative number 948.
Good condition, apart from slight fading in from the edges.. |
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Off to school. 193 x 149 mm. A view of ten small children sharing three horses, which are standing in a shallow river. With mountains in the distance. Negative number 391.
Good condition, slight fading in from edges.. |
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Wheat sheaves in stooks. 200 x 150 mm. A view of large wheatfield, with the corn packed in stooks, and a labourer in the foreground holding a bundle of wheat. Negative 1520.
Good condition, apart form some fading in from edges.. |
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Wheat farm, Southern District. 196 x 150 mm. A view of a wheat field in a valley, showing a partially harvested field, with a horse-drawn harvester to the right of the picture. Negative number 1505.
Good condition, apart from fading in at edges.. |
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13
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Stripping wheat. 198 x 150 mm. A view across a field high with wheat, showing in the centre a line of horse-drawn wheat strippers progressing through the field. Negative number 2915.
Good condition, apart from slight fading in from edges.. |
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A reaper and binder at work. 196 x 150 mm. A view of a wheat field in a valley, showing the horse-drawn reaper and binder at work in the foreground, with uncut wheat to the left and harvested stooks to the right. Negative number 853.
Good condition, apart from slight yellowing.. |
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The toilers. 196 x 150 mm. A view on a dusty country road, showing a horse team pulling a wagon loaded with sacks of wheat, and with foals running beside the team. Negative number 923.
Poor condition, considerable yellowing, and some fading.. |
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A herd of cattle. 199 x 149 mm. A view showing a herd of cattle standing on lightly wooded ground. This print has an embossed stamp reading 'Kerry and Co. Photo. 308 George Street, Sydney, Copyright.' Negative number 564.
Original caption faded into illegibility. Fair condition, but some overall fading.. |
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Watering cattle, Monaro. 200 x 151 mm. A view across scrubland, with cattle drinking at a small river in the foreground. Negative number 2927.
Good condition.. |
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18
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'Cutting out'. 199 x 151 mm. A view of a coralled herd of cattle, with two steers being separated from the herd by horsemen. Negative number 2864.
Good condition, apart from slight fading.. |
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A farm near Tumut. 199 x 151 mm. A view of cattle in a field in a lightly wooded valley. Negative 1542.
Good condition, apart from some fading in from edges.. |
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20
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Crossing a coastal lake. 200 x 151 mm. A view on the seashore, showing four large bullock teams, with drivers standing on small wagons at the rear, moving through the water towards a distant headland. Negative number 644.
Good condition, apart from some fading in from edges.. |
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A bullock timber waggon. 198 x 151 mm. A view on a country road, with woods on either side, showng a 12 strong bullock team transporting a large section of tree trunk. Negative number 933.
Good condition, apart from slight fading in from edges.. |
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A sawmill in the interior. 200 x 152 mm. A view showing a group of mill-workers sitting posed for the camera on a pile of tree trunks, with the sawmill in the background. Negative number 1688.
Good condition, apart from some overall fading.. |
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Spotted gum tree height 300 ft. cir. 18 ft. 151 x 196 mm. A view of the spotted base of the tree (similar to a plane tree). Handwritten captions on reverse identifies it as being in the Sydney Botanical Gardens. With Kerry's embossed stamp in one corner. Negative number 1420.
Good condition, apart from slight fading in from edges.. |
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Ironbark trees. 151 x 196 mm. A view of a group of ironbark trees in the Sydney Botanical Gardens. With Kerry's embossed stamp in one corner. Negative number 1916(?).
Good condition, apart form slight fading in from edges.. |
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A country corduroy bridge. 198 x 147 mm. An interesting photograph showing a cleared route through dense forest, with a rough bridge constructed from rows of tree trunks, and a man standing below the bridge as an indication of scale. Negative 113.
Good condition, slight fading in from edges.. |
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A north coast clearing. 198 x 152 mm. An uncaptioned print (handwritten caption and negative number on reverse). A view showing a group of settlers sitting on a felled tree trunk among partially cleared woods on a hillside. Negative number 888.
Good condition, apart from slight fading in from edges.. |
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