Photographs including portraits of Millie Batman, William Richard Batman, Elizabeth Batman and Walter Rose, with photographs of droving expedition, Northern Territory

PXA 7506

fonds

probably between 1880 and 1910

Graphic Materials, Photographs

9659525

10 photographic prints

Over 22 months, Walter Rose led a droving expedition escorting thousands of cattle from Lissadell Station to Charleville, a journey of about 2050 miles. The journey took 22 months.

Reference:
The Queenslander, Saturday 24 November, 1906, p. 3.

Transferred from P1/Batman, Elizabeth
1. My mother Eliza Batman, wife of William Richard / The Enmore Studio

Transferred from P1/Batman, Millie
2. Millie Batman, Dubbo, Oct. 1894
3. Milly Batman taken 2nd March 1903 / The Falk Studios
4. Aunt Mill at Cabarita

Transferred from P1/Batman, William Richard
5. W R Batman, Nov 19th 1893...

Transferred from P1/Rose, Walter
6a. Walter Rose on the droving expedition. Thousand of cattle driven across Northern Territory, 1st successful expedition of its kin [sic.] ever achieved about 50 years ago
6b. Walter Rose
6c. Walter Rose's Droving feat
6d. Walter Rose [drovers camp with dray]
6e. Walter Rose crossing overland with cattle [drovers mounted on horses]

Some photographs published in The Queenslander, Saturday 24 November, 1906, p. 3.

Transferred from the Small Pictures File (Self Indexing File), Mitchell Library Reading Room, 2013.
Transferred from PXA 2144/Box 8/nos. 92-97 in June 2021.