ContributorCommunity HistoryDescriptionSepia photographic print on card featuring a team of Shire horses pulling a wagon loaded with a large metal barge.CollectionTransport collectionDate created1927Height (mm)200Width (mm)250MaterialsSilver gelatin on cardHistorical details
A record removal job for the State – 1927 – Steel Barge, 25 tons, 40ft x 18ft, drawn by 12 horses. George Maloney, Contractor. The image depicts the barge in Wellington Street outside Eagle Globe and Steel as the load began its trip to the river. George Maloney is sitting on the left of the sulky and his son George is seated and holding the reins. The barge was originally made at Hoskins Foundry.
A record removal of a barge with horses. City of Stirling Art and History Collection, accessed 15/10/2026, https://collections.stirling.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/13190
