Summary

Rabbiting net made by Colin McKenzie, circa 1945 - 1955 and used by Colin and his sister Helen at their family farm 'Craiglea' on Dons Road in Newham, Victoria, Australia, circa 1945 - 1970.

Helen and Colin went rabbiting using ferrets. The rabbits were fed to the dogs and pigs on the farm, and the skins sold to Melbourne buyers. The net was placed over mouth of rabbit burrow and pegged into ground. The rabbit ran out of burrow, the net closed around it, the brown cord acting as a draw string. The rabbits, once caught, were bled and cleaned in the paddock, bodies were carried back to the house in jute bags.

Physical Description

Knotted net of thick white cotton cord which is linked into a mesh formation. Around the outer perimeter a loose length of brown cord has been threaded, this passes through two metal rings and is fastened to a long metal spike with a loop formed at the top.

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