Description of Content
'Big Lizzie': the largest tractor built in Australia with a 60 hp 8 ton, 215 rpm single cylinder Blackstone oil engine. The tractor unit: 34 ft long x 11 ft, weighing 45 tons and capable of carrying a 10 payload, 750 gallons of cooling water.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Copied from Mrs M F Edwards, 15 Oct 1987
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Place & Date Depicted
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Format
Negative, 35 mm, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Printed at top right of photograph; Merbein Station / 'Big Lizzie' + Tractors 64 Tons / 897 Bags Wheat = 75 " / Edwards & Adair / 27.3.18
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Classification
Agriculture & rural life, Internal combustion power, Tractors
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Keywords
Agricultural Equipment, Agricultural Produce, Cereal Crops, Railway Stations, Sacks, Tractors, Workers
