Historical information
This album is one of three albums compiled and owned by J W Allen, Secretary of New South Wales Grazier's, and is associated with the New South Wales Graziers Association world tour of sheep 1928-1929.
This album contains photographs of travel, sheep, farms, stations, people and landscapes from around the world.
Locations include Warren (NSW), Molong (NSW), Gamboola (NSW), Forbes (NSW), Hay (NSW), Conargo (NSW), Mokine (WA), New Zealand, Hawke's Bay, Southland, Lyttleton Harbour, Rotorua, Christchurch, Lincoln, Banks Peninsula, Akaroa, Pigeon Bay, Darfield, Rakahuri, Kaiwara, Highbank, Lake Heron, Mt Somers, Otago, Moa Flat, Waimahaka, Tarras, Moeraki and Blenheim.
Properties depicted include Haddonrig, Egelabra, Bundemar, Redbank, Wandary, Tubbo Station, Coonong Station, Boonoke Station, Wanganella Estate, Yoorooga Estate, Taruna Farm, Harpenden Wool Works, Keppoch Estate, Bushey Park, Morven Downs, Meadowbank, Te Apiti and Penrose Farm.
The album was found in a clean out at the Great Southern Agricultural Research Institute and donated to the National Wool Museum, along with other related material such as photographs, glass lantern slides and ephemera.
Physical description
Photo album with card cover and silk string binding. Inside are twenty four pages of brown carded paper with black and white photos and hand written black text. A white piece of paper with hand written text has been added to the inside front page.
Subjects
- new south wales graziers association,
- world tour,
- sheep,
- farm,
- rural,
- agriculture,
- travel,
- new zealand,
- warren,
- molong,
- gamboola,
- forbes,
- hay,
- conargo,
- mokine,
- hawke's bay,
- southland,
- lyttleton,
- rotorua,
- christchurch,
- lincoln,
- banks peninsula,
- akoroa,
- pigeon bay,
- darfield,
- rakahuri,
- kaiwara,
- highbank,
- lake heron,
- mt somers,
- otago,
- moa flat,
- waimahaka,
- tarras,
- moeraki,
- blenheim,
- haddonrig,
- egelabra,
- bundemar,
- redbank,
- wandary,
- tubbo station,
- coonong station,
- boonoke station,
- wanganella estate,
- yoorooga estate,
- taruna farm,
- harpenden wool works,
- keppoch estate,
- bushey park,
- morven downs,
- meadowbank,
- te apiti,
- penrose farm
