Historical information

Farmers from the Kiewa Valley drove their cattle up to the Bogong High Plains during summer. Each family had a lease and a hut to stay in. Pack horses were used to carry food and other necessary items for the men while they were away.

Significance

The Ryder family farmed in the Kiewa Valley and had a grazing lease and hut on the Bogong High Plains where they droe their cattle during summer.

Physical description

Black and white photo with 2 men on horses each followed by two packhorses. Wally Ryder is on the horseman on the right. January 1947.
This photo is published on page 114 of 'A History of the Kiewa Valley' by Esther Temple and David Lloyd.

Inscriptions & markings

On back 'Pack horses leaving Mt Beauty / January 1947 / Suspect Wally Ryder on right.'