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North Queensland cattle left Townsville as frozen carcases, not as hides. Laurie’s photograph shows a sling of meat between an insulated rail van and the ship’s side, with wharf rails underfoot. The men are the gang, not a portrait. Tag meat, port, wharf and rail. Alligator Creek, below, is the works; this is the ship.
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Frozen meat, Townsville wharf, 1929
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1929
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Frozen Meat, Townsville Wharf, 1929: Export Industry Operations
Frozen meat, Townsville wharf, 1929
1929 • Frozen meat, Townsville wharf, 1929
Explore historical industry at the Townsville wharf in 1929, showing the loading of North Queensland frozen meat carcases onto a ship from insulated rail vans.
North Queensland cattle left Townsville as frozen carcases, not as hides. Laurie’s photograph shows a sling of meat between an insulated rail van and the ship’s side, with wharf rails underfoot. The men are the gang, not a portrait. Tag meat, port, wharf and rail. Alligator Creek, below, is the works; this is the ship.
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