Transporting the Scott cross by bullock team, 1890s
1890 - 1895
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Black and white copy photograph of Freeman Lawrence's bullock team at Cardwell. When Walter Scott died at the Valley of Lagoons in 1890 his family in England sent out a granite cross to mark his grave. The large monument could not be transported by this bullock team up the difficult Cardwell Range route and remained in the township
Title:
Transporting the Scott cross by bullock team, 1890s
Date of work:
1890 - 1895
Search dates:
01 Jan 1890 - 31 Dec 1895
Level of description:
Item
Type of materials:
Graphic materials
Custodial history:
From the collection of Cardwell Shire CouncilDigitised from a photographic copy held in the Dorothy Jones Library Heritage Collection
Use restrictions:
Copyright free. Please acknowledge Cassowary Coast Libraries
General notes:
On back of original photo: "Freeman Lawrence. Scott's monument to go to the Valley of Lagoons."P0189 ; 92.0074PF
Form/Genre:
Record types:
Photographs
Record number:
13447