sydneymail19thdecember1896

There is an interesting bowl formation above and westish of Blue Lake. This looks very like that place.

trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/163788134 - this pic appeared in the Sydney Mail on 19th December, 1896...in a pictorial titled 'Picturesque New South Wales - the Snowy Mountains at Christmas Time' (see top pic) These other pics also appeared in the Sydney Mail's pictorial...as far as I can tell, only the first one is on Flickr 'Blue Lake, Snowy Mountains' www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/2901692182/ 'Cootapatamba Lake, Kosciuszko' collection.maas.museum/object/30446 'A Snow Cave, Snowy Mountains, Summer' collection.maas.museum/object/30441

trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/163788163 - the Sydney Mail, 19th December, 1896...the sketch titled 'A Forest Road' that appears in this 'Picturesque New South Wales' montage looks to have been drawn from this pic... Looks to be the same horse and rider www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/2448019588/

trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71244098/5329618 - this pic appeared in the Australian Town & Country Journal on 4th April, 1896...accompanying an article on a trip to the Snowy Mountains made the previous Summer by photographer Charles Kerry and companions...see pic No. 7 titled 'Cootapatamba Lake, Mount Kosciusko - The Highest Lake in Australia' These other pics that appeared in the T&CJ's pictorial are also in the PHM's collection...as far as I can tell, pic No. 5, titled 'Scaling a Glacier', isn't on Flickr... No. 1 - 'Crossing a Snow Drift, Mount Kosciusko' www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/2609362723/ No. 5 - 'Scaling a Glacier' collection.maas.museum/object/29592 No. 6 - 'A Corner on the Blue Lake' www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/9013554921/

trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/163788134 - the pic also appeared in the Sydney Mail on 19th December, 1896...in a pictorial titled 'Picturesque New South Wales - the Snowy Mountains at Christmas Time' (see bottom pic) These other pics also appeared in the Sydney Mail's pictorial...as far as I can tell, only the first one is on Flickr 'Snow Field and Cave' www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/2901692520/ 'Cootapatamba Lake, Kosciuszko' collection.maas.museum/object/30446 'A Snow Cave, Snowy Mountains, Summer' collection.maas.museum/object/30441

According to Google maps, this road is the 'Old Glen Innes Road', and that is the Boyd River. Once the main highway, it is now probably much the same as in the picture. Strangely there is only one place near Dalmorton which fits this arrangement of river, road, bridge and hills. We are north of the bridge looking south. - maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&... I wonder if that is the right place?

trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/163788163 - the Sydney Mail, 19th December, 1896...the sketch titled 'On the Grafton-Dalmorton Road' that appears in this 'Picturesque New South Wales' montage looks to have been drawn from this pic...it's not a perfect match, so it's impossible to be certain...but I suspect the differences are due to artistic license and the nature of sketching vs photography. Per the accompanying note, the pics that appeared in the 'Picturesque New South Wales' montage were drawn from Kerry & Co photos...