'Lake Callabonna expedition of 1893.'

Previously accession number 220

  1. 200x125 mm titled 'Typed card: Photographs of first Lake Callabonna expedition of 1893'


  2. 63x115 mm sepia photograph in circle printed obverse "Manning of Pang, 150 Rundle St Adelaide", annotated on reverse 'Mr Malcolm Ragless May 30th, 1967. F Ragless born 1860, made discovery when 32 years old (1842)'


  3. 165x105 mm sepia mounted on board, 3 camels, 3 men annotated 'No 1. camp with camels ready to start for water Looking east. (Not represented in large photo set 1968)'


  4. 165x105 mm sepia mounted on board, camel team and sulky, annotated 'No 2. Party leaving Bruces Hotel, Farina for Lake Mulligan (No 1. in large set 1968)'


  5. 165x105 mm sepia mounted on board, 2 men near sign annotated 'No 3. Diprotodon skeleton No XXIX being unearthed, looking west (Not represented in large set 1968)'


  6. 16523105 mm sepia mounted on board, bones annotated 'No 4. head of diprotodon No XXIX lying in clay matrix previous to being removed (large photo No 11 1968)'


  7. 165x105 mm sepia mounted on board, bones, annotated 'No 5. diprotodon No undergoing process of excavation. This is, I, believe a new specie of diprotodon (No 10 in large set 1968)'


  8. 165x105 mm sepia mounted on board, bones, annotated 'No 6. diprotodon No lying in gypeseons clay after being partically excavated (Not represented in large photo set 1968)'


  9. 165x105 mm sepia mounted on board, landscape, annotated 'No. 10 view of Lake Mulligan looking south taken from island upon which camp is formed. Fossils may be obtained by digging the sand until the lake bed is reached. These sandhills are marked as "Recent" on my map".'


  10. 165x105 mm sepia mounted on board, bones, annotated 'No 7. Same as No 6 only looking south. The camp may be seen at the base of the small sandhills at the extreme left of the picture. The whole of the area visible is fossilifurous (Not represented in large photo set 1968)'


  11. 165x105 mm sepia mounted on board, bones, annotated 'No 9. bones lying in their matrix a gypseous clay. 1. Femur, 2. humerus, 3. jaw (No 12 in large photo set)'


  12. 165x105 mm sepia mounted on board, camp, annotated 'No 11. view of camp looking south east (No 8 in large photo set 1968)'


  13. 165x105 mm sepia mounted on board, camels, annotated 'No 12. view of camp looking east. Fossils may be obtained by diging through the sandhills or at their base (Not represneted in large photo set 1968)'


  14. 165x105 mm sepia mounted on board, bones, annotated 'No 13. Camels bringing in a supply of firewood (No 8 in large photo set 1968)'


  15. 165x105 mm sepia mounted on board, camel cart, annotated 'No 14. camels harnessed in buggy (No 6 in large set 1968)'


  16. 165x105 mm sepia mounted on board, camel train, annotated 'No 15. arrival of camels with water, rations and mails (No 7 in large set 1968)'


  17. 165x105 mm sepia mounted on board, landscape, annotated 'No 16. view of Lake Mulligan looking south. Camp may be seen on the left hand side of the photo, the white patches in the lake are salt. The whole of the area visible in this photo is fossilifurous (No 4 in large set 1968)'


  18. 165x105 mm sepia mounted on board, bones, annotated 'No 17. view of Lake looking south same as No 10. (Different negative to No 10, no figure 1968)'


  19. 165x105 mm sepia mounted on board, bones, annotated 'No 18 animal in process of excavation (No 9 in large set 1968)'


  20. 165x105 mm sepia mounted on board, bones, annotated 'No 19 animal lying exposed upon surface of the lake. Explanation of figures: 1. Head (much decayed), 2. spine, 3. fore leg, 4. hind leg. NB skeleton laying on its side (No 14 in large photo set 1968)'


  21. 165x105 mm sepia mounted on board, bones, annotated 'No 20. view of lake looking west with skeleton in foreground. Explanation of figures: 1. head, 2. fore leg, 3. tail, 4. hind leg. (No 13 in large set 1968)'


  22. 165x105 mm sepia mounted on board, landscape, annotated 'No 21. view of lake looking NW. Fig (1) where the greater portion of the fossils were found (No 2 in large set 1968)'


  23. 165x105 mm sepia mounted on board, bones, annotated 'No 22. same as Nos 19 and 20 (Not represented in large photo set 1968)'



CreatorSir Edward Charles Stirling
ControlAA 309/5/2/17/1-36
Date Range1842  -  1968
FormatsLoose Photographic Prints
Series AA 309/05