Michael Seymour Hawker Tolarno Station photograph album

PXB 1741

fonds

1911-1920

Graphic Materials, Photographs

9650393

1 album (48 photographic prints) - 14.5 x 22 cm

Michael Seymour Hawker (1857-1933) was a South Australian-born Merino stud breeder. He was the owner of Tolarno Station from 1911-1920.

Reference:
Obituaries Australia. https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/hawker-michael-seymour-16015, (accessed 4 May 2021)

Tolarno Station is situated 160 kilometres south-east of Broken Hill, on the eastern side of the Darling River downstream from Menindee. It was established in 1855 by William and Ross Reid.

Reference:
Tolarno Station. http://www.tolarnostation.com.au/, (accessed 4 May 2021)

Photographic album containing 48 black and white photographic prints of Tolarno sheep station, New South Wales. Includes photographs of livestock transportation, Boola Boolka (now Boolaboolka), and Tolarno School.

01. The house
02. Ford car, R. B. R. & T. H. Brown
03. Bill, R. B. R., C. Fisher, T. Hawker, H. Mc Leod
04. Front of house
05. Wethers watering at river
06. A good river
07. Unloading supplies
08. Camels approaching river bed
09. Camels on dry bed of river
10. Ewes sold crossing river dry
11. Going up opposite bank
12. Camels returning
13. Crossing car through steep sand
14. Fortnight later, crossing 6000 sheep, sold to Mr Withers, on punt, river 10 feet
15. A full load - about 90 sheep
16. Yarding up the punt
17. The punt sinks (every sheep was saved)
18. The big tank at Bono
19. Bono hut
20. Petrol engine repairs at Ampi
21. Sheep at troughs Ampi
22. Sheep watering
23. Sheep watering
24. Boola Boolka pepper trees
25. Boola Boolka from the front
26. Boola Boolka from the front
27. Another view - taken from hill behind house - showing the lake in the distance
28. Horse yard Boola Boolka
29. Boola Boolka well
30. Sayers Well, 30,000 gal. tank
31. Sayers lake tank, 20, 000 cubic yards
32. Trevor in the boat on river
33. Shorn sheep watering at river
34. Woolshed and yards
35. Another view of woolshed
36. Shorn sheep leaving shed
37. Woolly sheep approaching shed
38. Wool being carted to wool store
39. Wool being loaded into barge
40. A barge loaded
41. A high river
42. Employees Cottages - Tolarno
43. Camels unloading in front of store - Tolarno
44. Engine shed - pumping plant, saw bench and hay press
45. Irrigating lucerne
46. Irrigating wheat
47. Dismantled Victoria Hotel
48. Tolarno School

Out of copyright:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Photographs have been titled in white ink by creator.

Album cover has 'M.S.H. TOLARNO' embossed in gold on the bottom right-hand corner.

Front flyleaf is inscribed 'With best wishes for a merry Xmas and happy new year from Mr & Mrs Ranken'

Dates based on ownership records which show that Michael Seymour Hawker was the owner of Tolarno Station from 1911-1920.

Reference:
Library correspondence file