Name/TitleGoldfield pioneers and prospectors, Wyalong, New South Wales, 1920?
About this objectA group of five suited men standing in front of a slab hut.
Gold was discovered at Wyalong in September 1893 by Joseph Neeld. The "Main Camp" was erected on the eastern side of the main diggings with impressive government buildings being erected. The goldfield was named Wyalong by mining warden William Henry John Slee. [source : Wikipedia]
Inscription and MarksPhotographer details printed on mount below image : "From H. Krueger's Studio, Wyalong."
Inscribed in black pen under image : "Pioneers and Prospectors of the Wyalong Goldfield / Presented by Fred K. Neeld".
Measurements15.4 x 20.9 cm (image)
24.6 x 30.5 cm (sheet)
Object TypePhotograph
Subject and Association KeywordsIndustry
Subject and Association KeywordsGold and gold mining
Subject and Association KeywordsWyalong (NSW.)
Subject and Association KeywordsProspecting and prospectors
Named CollectionImages collection
Credit LineDonated by Miss James, c/o Mrs Rawlston, Hastings Rd, Hawthorn, 4 March 1920.
Object numberI-012
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