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Flax stack. [B 73748/11] • Mixed material

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Summary

Mounted copy of a photograph showing a large flax stack, with a loader extended to the top. Caption reads 'At the request of the flax production committee 90 tons of flax was stacked and retained on the property for approximately 4-6 weeks. For this the committee was paid 10 shillings per ton.

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Physical description

Photograph (black and white copy print), 15.6 x 25.5 cm, on mount 27.2 x 33.9 cm.

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1943

Collection

Part of Hynam Collection

Subject

Johnson, Wesley
Flax -- Harvesting -- South Australia -- Hynam
Aerial spraying and dusting in agriculture -- South Australia -- Hynam
Biplanes -- South Australia
Hynam (S.A.)

Catalogue record

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General notes

The original donation also included three bags of flax, one tagged and dated 1945, and a silver cup engraved 'Presented to W.N. Johnson Esq by A.O. Schumaker Esq for first place - Parilla Branch Agricultural Bureau Crop Competition season 1931-32.' These items have been passed on to The Museum of Economic Botany, 5th June 2013.

Original acidic mounts not kept due to issues of preservation.

Historical information

The town 11km east of Naracoorte was named by Governor Bosanquet on 10 June 1909 as 'Hyman East', which was changed to 'Hyman' on 20 April 1941.

Digitisation information

Date

12/05/2015

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

8,172 x 6,505 pixels (53.2 MP)

Size

159.50 MB

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