Item MM 5216 Negative - Wool Bales Salvaged from the River Barge, Florence Annie, Wentworth District, New South Wales, Oct 1912

Summary

Black and white negative of bales of wool being salvaged from the wreck of the barge, Florence Annie, which served the Murray-Darling river trade in the Wentworth district, New South Wales. The wreck of the Florence Annie was reported in newspapers of the day, The Register [Adelaide] and The Age [Melbourne].

Description of Content

Drying wool bales which have been recovered from the sunken barge 'Florence Annie'. The bales have been placed on the ground and there are two horse- drawn carts. The property is 'Balcatherine' station.