Photograph, The Egger, Eggs and Mutton Bird, Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island

Historical information

Collecting mutton birds and eggs for food and cooking was a common practice on the Island

Significance

Historical

Physical description

Black and white postcard of a man in a coat and hat, holding a mutton bird. A pile of eggs and a cane basket are nearby in sand dunes.

Inscriptions & markings

The Egger, Eggs and Mutton Bird, Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island. The Bird lays one egg in an about 4 ft deep burrow. The Egger uses the wired stick.

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