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Title

Custom House on border of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, from the album New South Wales Royal Commission: Conservation of water. Views of scenery on the Darling and Lower Murray during the flood of 1886.

1886

Artist

Charles Bayliss

England, Australia

1850 – 1897

  • Details

    Date
    1886
    Media category
    Photograph
    Materials used
    albumen photograph
    Dimensions
    24.2 x 28.3 cm image/sheet; 28.7 x 34.8 cm board
    Signature & date

    Not signed. Not dated.

    Credit
    Purchased 1984
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    74.1984.35
    Copyright

    Reproduction requests

    Artist information
    Charles Bayliss

    Works in the collection

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  • About

    This is one of a series of photographs taken by Charles Bayliss in 1886 for the New South Wales Royal Commission into water conservation. Ironically, the area was under flood during the journey. Bayliss joined the expedition on its three week trip down the Darling River on the paddle steamer 'Florence Annie', travelling through the countryside and collecting evidence from squatters in the area.

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 1 exhibition

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 1 publication

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