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    Chinese men washing or scouring wool, c. 1884 - c. 1917, by Kerry and Co, Sydney; Kerry, Charles H., courtesy of Powerhouse Museum.

Title
Chinese men washing or scouring wool
Date
c. 1884 - c. 1917
Place
Australia - New South Wales?
External Url
http://www.phm.gov.au/tyrrell/show.php?id=40

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    Title
    Chinese men washing or scouring wool
    Description

    The image depicts wool being washed after shearing. The wooden washing or scouring area is depicted in the centre of the image. This area is located outside a woolshed. Three Chinese men are depicted washing or scouring the wool. They are using long wooden handled forks to scour the wool in vats of water. The wool is then being scooped out into piles on a wooden deck in the scouring area. A system of pipes can be seen behind the men leading to the vats. Two young boys can be seen in the background of the image, they are looking towards the scouring area. Trees, farm buildings and a sheepdog are also depicted in the background of the image.

    Date
    c. 1884 - c. 1917
    Type
    catalogue record + digital image
    Form
    Silver gelatin dry plate glass negative in landscape format. The caption, studio number and studio mark are inscribed on the reverse of the negative. 49/25 Tyrrell Inventory Number, 222 Kerry Studio Number
    Creator
    Kerry and Co, Sydney; Kerry, Charles H.
    Control
    85/1284-141; 49/25 Tyrrell Inventory Number, 222 Kerry Studio Number
    Source

    Tyrrell Collection, c. 1884 - c. 1917, http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/tyrrell; Powerhouse Museum. Details

    Rights
    Reproduction rights owned by the Powerhouse Museum.
  2. Published photograph
    Title
    Chinese washing wool in the 1880s on an unknown station in north-west New South Wales
    Date
    1880s
    Type
    Published photograph
    Creator
    Kerry and Co, Sydney
    Control
    between pp.210-211
    Source

    Rolls, Eric, Citizens: Flowers and the Wide Sea; Continuing the Epic Story of China's Centuries-old Relationship with Australia, University of Queensland Press, St Lucia, Brisbane, 1996. Details

    Photograph by Charles Kerry, from the Tyrrell Collection, courtesy Powerhouse Museum

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Created: 3 May 2003, Last modified: 11 October 2005