Historical information
The Churchill Island collection includes an archive of photographs from the late 1800s. The collection is presented in sets and series, of which this image relates to the Jenkins era.
Significance
Churchill Island has been variously imagined and used to make a permanent settler colonial space since the mid-1800s. The history of the island offers a rich example of the complexity of private settlement in Victoria up until 1976 when it was sold to the Victorian Government.
Physical description
Monochrome image of four women seated in the back of a horse-drawn cart travelling along a dirt road.
