Significance

This photo, dated 1947-1948, of the truck loaded with wood is evocative of the time when Emerald residents depended on wood for cooking and heating. The donor, Kevin Teasdale, has also pointed out the location of Emerald buildings at that time and at the present day.

Physical description

Black and white, rectangular, printed on gloss photographic paper. Photo of Kevin Hogan's truck loaded with wood in present-day Kilvington drive at the present-day location of the Emerald Newsagency. Frank Hogan is sitting on top of the truck. Photo supplied by Kevin Teasdale.

Inscriptions & markings

Written on the back of the photograph:
'Kevin Hogan's c1940 Ford Blitz.
Photo taken about 1947-8. Frank Hogan on top.
Location: Where Emerald Newsagency is today - 2012
The house opposite locates today's fruit shop.
The big store on the right is on the corner of Heroes Avenue (& today's Kilvington Drive).'