Description of Content
Construction workers on the Heywood to Mt Gambier railway line. One man holds an accordian and another holds a dog. They are posed in front of some tents and trees. They were probably contract labour ('piece workers').
Physical Description
Black and white cellulose acetate negatvie.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Images & Image Making, Information & Communication, Transport
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Acquisition Information
Copied from W I Rogers, 21 Mar 1986
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Place & Date Depicted
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Format
Photograph, film base, Negative, 35 mm, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand written in white, across bottom of photograph; "Peace Workers / Heywood to MT. Gambier Railway / Then. the.Band. began.to.play."
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Classification
Rail transport, Railway infrastructure - permanent way, Construction camps
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Keywords
Camp Sites, Dogs, Domestic Animals, Musical Instruments, Railway Lines, Railway Workers, Tents, Workers
