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C1866
View of the Wakool River, Murrumbidgee District.
Rare colonial engraving of the punt across the Wakool River. Henry Talbett arrived in the Wakool area in 1836, and established a punt across the river in 1841. The ferry operated for several decades, and the crossing became known as … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
View of the Wakool River, Murrumbidgee District.
Date:
C1866
Artist:
Unknown
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
240mm
x 177mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1866
Description:
Rare colonial engraving of the punt across the Wakool River.
Henry Talbett arrived in the Wakool area in 1836, and established a punt across the river in 1841. The ferry operated for several decades, and the crossing became known as Wakool Crossing. Talbett eventually built a store, a post office and a hotel on the site, and the small community developed into a thriving river port. In 1871, the town of Kyalite was established on the site of Wakool Crossing.
From the original edition of The Illustrated Sydney News.
References:
Gibbs & Shallard. Illustrated Sydney News. ISSN 2203-5397.
Collections:
State Library New South Wales: F8/39-40
State Library Victoria: PCINF SLVIC=1853-1872
National Library Australia: Bib ID 440095
