Watertower in the Desert, Victoria, 1959

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Item MM 85000 Photograph - Watertower in the Desert, Victoria, 1959

Summary

Black and white photograph from an album containing a personal story of Julius Toth's immigration experience and a collection of 40 photo reproductions. Julius left Hungary late in 1956 following the unsuccessful Hungarian revolution and subsequent Soviet Occupation. He escaped to Austria where he spent three months in Displaced Persons Camps before migrating to Australia in March 1957. This image is one of eight which record various trips made by Julius and his friends around Victoria in 1959. The friends drove across Victoria's deserts, went fishing at Philip Island and often went on hunting trips.

Description of Content

Barren landscape with a windmill and wrought iron water tower situated in the distance. There is a light coloured car parked next to the water tower and a man is approximately 3/4 way up the side of the water tower.