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Wool-washing at Lake Bonney [B 18328/7] • Photograph

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Summary

Wool-washing buildings; the 2 storied one is of Van Dieman paling. Dry wool was aired upstairs & fed into a wool press on the ground floor. The single storey stone shed was for the "sweating" rooms where sheep skins were hung after soakage in a pit.

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Physical description

photograph

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1910

Collection

Part of General Collection

Subject

Wool scouring -- South Australia -- Bonney, Lake

Catalogue record

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Digitisation information

Date

19/07/1996

Format

image/jpeg

Resolution

752 x 560 pixels (0.4 MP)

Size

45.85 kB

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