Manufactured Object, Rabbit trap Austral Box c1930, 20thC

Historical information

Rabbits were brought to Australia on the First Fleet as a source of food. However the plague of rabbits appears to have originated with the release of 24 wild rabbits by Thomas Austin for hunting purposes in October 1859, on his property, Barwon Park, near Winchelsea, Victoria.

Significance

This a typical Rabbit trap used by residents of Moorabbin Shire c1930

Physical description

Austral Box Steel Rabbit trap 20thC

Inscriptions & markings

AUSTRAL

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