Ararat, Victoria

Edith Clark aiming a rifle at a plaster model of a lion, Palmer Street, Ararat, Victoria, ca. 1925, via The Biggest Family Album in Australia, Museums Victoria Collections.

Edith’s house and those of her neighbors survive today.

The dog cart

“Toddler in a Dog Cart, Victoria,” ca. 1925, via The Biggest Family Album in Australia, Museums Victoria (under CC license).

The dog seems OK with the situation, but the baby is not happy.

The plants in the flower beds are all individually labeled.  They look somewhat like carnations.

Horsham, Victoria

“Henry Smith and family in front of a wooden house with a bark roof at Green Park,” Horsham, Victoria, ca. 1875, via The Biggest Family Album in Australia and Museums Victoria (under CC license).

Ballarat, Victoria

Members of the Van Berkel family outside a weatherboard house, Ballarat, Victoria, ca. 1890, via The Biggest Family Album in Australia, Museums Victoria Collections.

Balmoral, Victoria

“Two children on a seesaw,” Balmoral area, Victoria, ca. 1925, from The Biggest Family Album in Australia Collection, via Museums Victoria Collections (under CC license).

This is a small circus. I love the bench in the back bending under the weight of the plants.

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