Caterpillar tractor hauling trailers, 1914-17

Caterpillar tractor hauling trailers, 1914-17

Description

This is a black-and-white photograph made from a glass negative measuring 8.2 cm x 10.7 cm. It shows a stationary caterpillar tractor with two trailers attached behind, both of which have tarpaulin-covered loads. On the packet, the negative is described as: ''Holt' tractor hauling 2 trailers. Was used to transport wool from Killara Station to Bourke, New South Wales, before advent of motor transport. This unit operated between 1914 and 1917'.

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