Bingera sugar plantation, Queensland
Datec 1890
Object numberANMS0227[035]
NamePhotograph
MediumSilver gelatin print
DimensionsOverall: 147 x 195 mm
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Robert D McKilliam
DescriptionA black and white photograph taken on a cane field at Bingera in North Queensland.
South Sea Islander workers stand atop piles of cut cane and on the ground admist cut cane stems.
SignificanceThis image is a part of the Captain Robert McKilliam collection. Captain McKilliam worked for the Aberdeen White Star Line for 32 years and sailed aboard such famous clipper ships as SALAMIS and THERMOPYLAE. He moved to Sydney in 1913 where he served as Assistant Wharf Master on Darling Island.
1900-1920
1900-1920
1899-1902
