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William Thomas Frost with dray load of wheat, Park Hill, Manoora [PRG 1696/5/5] • Photograph

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Summary

Digital copy of a black and white photograph of William Thomas Frost with his team of five draft horses, pulling a dray loaded with wheat bags. Produce from his farm 'Park Hill' at Manoora, SA.

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Physical description

1 photograph (digital copy) : black and white

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1917

Collection

Part of Manoora Collection

Subject

Frost, William Thomas, 1859-1945
Farmers -- South Australia -- Manoora
Draft horses -- South Australia -- Manoora
Wheat -- Transportation -- South Australia -- Manoora
Carriages and carts -- South Australia -- Manoora
Family farms -- South Australia -- Manoora
Park Hill (Farm) -- South Australia -- Manoora

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General notes

Part of a collection comprising digital copies of artefacts, diary and photographs relating to Ernest Arthur Frost's WWI service with the Third Australian Light Horse, and Frost family photographs.

Original not held.

Size of original 7.6 x 13 cm.

Historical information

William Thomas Frost (1859-1945) was born at Chinkford (later known as Manoora). He was the second son of Jabez Frost and his wife Mary Ann Frost (nee Taylor), who were pioneers of the Manoora district in South Australia. From a newspaper notice following his death in Prospect: "William T. Frost was a well-known primary producer in the Lower North...was a great horse lover and adjudicated at country shows. He was also a successful sheep breeder. He was a former member of the Saddleworth District Council, chairman of Manoora Institute committee, a justice of the peace, and a prominent figure in all town [Manoora] affairs".

Digitisation information

Date

28/10/2016

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,829 x 3,421 pixels (19.9 MP)

Size

59.85 MB

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