Historical information

The Photo Album was created by Hans Beck, who interned with the donor's father (Wilhelm Eckels). The Photo Album depicts wool buying and sheep station related life between 1927-1939. Each photograph has been individually labelled.

Physical description

Straw coloured booklet with gold cursive writing on front cover spelling 'Photo Album'. Inside are 18 pages containing 63 photographs, each individually captioned. Internal pages show signs of age with discolouration, particularly in areas of previous adhesive application.

Inscriptions & markings

Lettering, Front: Historic Interest
Before WME arrived -
1930-1934 Wool & Sheep
Photo Album

Lettering, Internal by Page:
Page 1 - Bottom Left Conner:
Table from right:/ O. Hilbert sen. / WW. Richter, W. Ehrig/ Sampler: C. McCarthy/ at desk: E.S.

Bottom Right Corner: 1927/ Wool Sample Room/ O. Hilbert/ Terranora Buildings/ Reiby Lane

Page 2 - Bottom Middle: 1931/ Opening Sale/ Sydney

Page 3 - Bottom Middle: 1934/ Opening Sale/ Sydney

Page 4 - Bottom Middle: 1933/ Wool Auctions/ Brisbane

Page 5 - Top Left Corner: 1930 Escapade/ Sydney to CAIRNS/ via Bourke, Central/ Queensland, Hinter-/ land & Atherton/ Table Lands
Top Right Corner: Dubbo: Main Street/ (1st Night)/ 31.7.1930
Middle Right: 1st Night-"OUT"/ Stranded 11 miles/ from Bourke. (Red/ Dust in Carburettor
Bottom Right Corner: Our "ERSKINE'/ hits Culvert &/ breaks both King-/pins. 1 1/2 miles from/ CUNNAMULLA SW-Q.

Page 6 - Top Right Corner: "Rosevale Station"/ via Cunnamulla SWQ/ "Gidgi" country/ Gidgi Creak &/ Warrigo R.
Middle Left: STAN HILL

Page 7 - Middle Top: Blackhall/ Tattersall's Hotel/ Yarning at Cross-/roads.
Middle Left: FO Wool Sales/ 22 Horse team
Middle Right: Roadsign to:/ ISIS DOWNS &/ Homestead (Fart

Page 8 - Middle Top: Muster: 3000 sheep/ Semi-circular/ Shearing shed/ ISIS DOWNS

Page 9 - Middle Top: Shearer/ Water Tower/ Counting out/ pens
Middle Bottom: Shearers Cook/ Hot Water & Soup/ Cake for Shearing/ Shed Charity Ball

Page 10 - Middle Left: Isis Downs Home-/ stead with fire// flood Lookout./ Artesian Borewell
Bottom Right: Manager: Moore/ & Alfred Loh-/ mann with kills/ Ducks & Emus

Page 11 - Top Middle: PORTLAND DOWNS/ Muster: 10,000/ Sheep
Bottom Left: Manager:/ Mr. Luck/ with A.L./Moore

Page 12 - Middle Top: ROOKWOOD Station/ near/ HUGHENDEN/ Central NWQ

Page 13 - Top Middle: 'HINTERLAND"/ Cattle country/ Spear Grass/ Tracks
Bottom Middle: Crossings:/ Creeks: Quick/ Sand/ Rivers: rocky

Page 14 - Middle Right: Lyndhurst stat/tion/ Head Stockman
Middle Left: -Valley of la-/goons/ Station
Bottom Right Corner: Master Atkinson/ saves/ Petrol shortage

Page 15 - Top Middle: ATHERTON TABLELANDS/ LAKE BERRINE
Middle Centre: Tropical Rainforest/ near/ Lake Berrine

Page 16 - Top Middle: ATHERTON TABLELANDS/ Timber Country
Bottom Middle Edge: CAIRNS/ Imperial Hotel

Page 17 - Hans Beck with/ Betty Hilbert/ Lapstone Hill 1931