Summary
Image taken at the 2003 Yarram Women on Farms Gathering during a Saturday afternoon tour to Won Wron Prison. This prison was built as a minimum security prison in the 1960s and was officially opened in 1970. It closed in 2004.
Part of Museums Victoria's Invisible Farmer Project Collection. The Invisible Farmer Project was the largest ever study of Australian women on the land, uncovering the histories and stories of Australian women in agriculture. It began as a pilot project (2015-2016) and evolved into a three year (2017-2020) nation-wide partnership between rural communities, academic, government and cultural organisations, funded by the Australian Research Council.the absence of rural women in mainstream histories and museums.
Description of Content
Participants receive a tour of the Won Wron Prison at the 2003 Yarram Women on Farms Gathering.
Physical Description
Colour Digital Photograph
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Ms. Beryl Taylor, Dec 2006
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Place & Date Depicted
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Creator
Ms. Beryl Taylor, Yarram, South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 2003
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Individuals Identified
Pettigrew, Robin.; Rosa Wedmore; Margaret Gray; Florence Miller; Wyn Macreadie; Maureen Cogo; Beryl Taylor; Evelyn Lillie; Maureen Hall; Liz Duell
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Format
Digital file, JPEG, Colour
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Classification
Agriculture & rural life, Community activity - women on farms gathering
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Keywords
Conferences, Education, Gaols (Jails), Prisons, Rural Women, Women on Farms Gatherings, Agriculture, Rural Life, Farms, Tourism
