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Pine hedge, Weekeroo.

Smith, Clement Penfold, c. 1949, Photograph, PRG 1642/39/148

Pine hedge in front of Weekeroo homestead, near Mannahill.

Wawirra woolshed.

Smith, Clement Penfold, c. 1949, Photograph, PRG 1642/39/149

Wawirra woolshed, near Mannahill.

Water course at Wawirra.

Smith, Clement Penfold, c. 1949, Photograph, PRG 1642/39/150

Water course at Wawirra in front of low hills, near Mannahill.

Shepherd's Hut.

Smith, Clement Penfold, c. 1949, Photograph, PRG 1642/39/151

Dry stone wall from ruins of a Shepherd's Hut at the Spring on Outalpa.

Tombstone.

Smith, Clement Penfold, c. 1949, Photograph, PRG 1642/39/152

Tombstone of John Parry who died 4 January 1860 near the spring at Outalpa.

Graves at the Springs.

Smith, Clement Penfold, c. 1949, Photograph, PRG 1642/39/153

13 graves at the Springs. Mill and tank are behind. The natural spring was poisoned causing these deaths.The springs were situated near a saddle on the ridge of the hill. On the hill stood a large pile of stones placed there by local Aboriginals to mark the site of the Springs.The rock formation in this area was of particular interest to Sir Douglas Mawson and his geology students who made twice yearly expeditions to the site. Outalpa had a rich variety of minerals including the first uranium discovery in South Australia.

The Springs.

Smith, Clement Penfold, c. 1949, Photograph, PRG 1642/39/154

Mr. Custine, Clement Penfold Smith, and Franklin at the Springs, with two dogs.

Outalpa Station.

Smith, Clement Penfold, c. 1949, Photograph, PRG 1642/39/155

Outalpa Station with buildings in the distance.

Mill, tank, and car.

Smith, Clement Penfold, c. 1949, Photograph, PRG 1642/39/156

Mill, tank, and car at the Springs at Outalpa. Car owned by Barb Bray (nee Nichol). It was a navy blue 1939 Ford ute.

Truck with cement tools and concrete.

Smith, Clement Penfold, c. 1949, Photograph, PRG 1642/39/157

Cement tools and concrete on a 1939 hundred weight three tonne truck going out for a repair job at Plain Well Bore. Clement Penfold Smith is standing in front of the vehicle.

Woolshed.

Smith, Clement Penfold, c. 1949, Photograph, PRG 1642/39/158

Woolshed on a station, possibly near Mannahill.

Sweating pen.

Smith, Clement Penfold, c. 1949, Photograph, PRG 1642/39/159

Sweating pen beside the woolshed, which has a capacity of 1000 sheep. Sweating shed enabled rain soaked sheep to dry out before shearing.

Woolshed.

Smith, Clement Penfold, c. 1949, Photograph, PRG 1642/39/160

View of a woolshed on Outalpa Station, possibly near Mannahill.

Wool loader.

Smith, Clement Penfold, c. 1949, Photograph, PRG 1642/39/161

Wool loader in front of the woolshed on a station, Outalpa near Mannahill. This wooden wool loading contraption allowed bales of wool to be lifted up and swung onto the waiting truck.

Shearer's dining room.

Smith, Clement Penfold, c. 1949, Photograph, PRG 1642/39/162

Shearer's dining room and kitchen on Outalpa Station, near Mannahill. A government ruling in the early 1940s meant only two men could share a room in the shearer's quarters.

Buildings on a station.

Smith, Clement Penfold, c. 1949, Photograph, PRG 1642/39/163

New stables in the distance, and a building with petrol and explosives room, chaff house, store room, and overseer's room, Outalpa near Mannahill. The hills containing uranium can be seen in the distance. A copper mine was also located nearby.

Men in front of a building.

Smith, Clement Penfold, c. 1949, Photograph, PRG 1642/39/164

Jim Sylvester (permanently smoked a pipe), Les White, and a cat in front of a building on Outalpa Station, near Mannahill. This is the other side of the building shown in the previous photograph at PRG 1642/39/163.

Building on a station.

Smith, Clement Penfold, c. 1949, Photograph, PRG 1642/39/165

Free light behind a building on Outalpa Station, near Mannahill.The light took sixteen x two volt batteries making it a thirty two volt plant.