City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Functional object - Manufactured Object, Rabbit trap, c1930
... rabbits, vermin, early settlers, farmers, moorabbin shire... rabbits, vermin, early settlers, farmers, moorabbin shire ...
Rabbits were introduce to Australia by a settler in Geelong. Victoria. They spread widely and quickly and became a menace to farmers, graziers. Blacksmiths made various types of traps and various business were established to produce many different types of traps.typical rabbit trap made by a blacksmith in Moorabbin Shire c1930Steel rabbit trap c1930Defiance UK / C.Homes / GILPA / rabbits, vermin, early settlers, farmers, moorabbin shire, bentleigh, cheltenham, traps, ,
