Summary

This photograph depicts three well-dressed young women posing outdoors amid thick foliage. This photograph was taken in North Queensland but the exact location is unknown. Two women are standing while the third is seated between them. All three have their hair elegantly swept up and wear lacy, light-coloured dresses with full sleeves gathered below the elbow, dark leather buckled belts, and brooches at their neck or bodice. Behind them, largely covered by foliage, is a post-and-rail fence.

The photographs in this collection were taken by the Reverend Frederic Charles Hall (1878-1926) during the period 1902-1909 when he was the Anglican Curate appointed to Georgetown in North Queensland. Hall's foremost hobby was photography. He used both a half-plate camera with tripod made by J. Lancaster & Son, Birmingham and a quarter-plate Austral No. 3 made by the Australian company, Baker & Rouse. Glass negatives from Ilford and Austral were used; developing was done by the photographer himself and printing by exposure to sunlight.