Queensland and Tasmania

Collection of loose prints each 200 x 260 mm. It reproduces fourty-five photographs contained in an album whose origin is unknown apart from an inscription in a childish hand on one page: 'For dearest Mother from Wilfred 5 May 1883.' This is very different from the handwriting on the caption of a photograph on the same page, and on most of the rest of the collection. One item is dated 1875, and a number are dated 1885. Despite the uncertainty of their origin, most of these photographs are extremely clear and the re-photograph of them is excellent.

F.W. Torrington was London Liaison Officer of the Australian National Library, Canberra.

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This collection was presented to the library by F.W. Torrington along with other material.

Includes index.

A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.

Good condition.

For a collection of photographs of Australia by Mr. Torrington see Y308F.

This collection level description was entered by WS using information from the original typescript catalogue.

DateText: Date given is '1880s.'.

Torrington, F W