Mustering the beef herd at St Heliers, Muswellbrook

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Description: This is a photograph of cattle being mustered in front of St Herliers training school. It shows three people on horseback with a herd of approximately 40 cows in front of a range of large, two-storey brick buildings. This photograph was published in the Child Welfare Department Annual Report of 1966 along with the following caption: "Mustering the beef herd at St Heliers, Muswellbrook, a training school for the more amenable delinquent boys. In addition to Hereford cattle, St Heliers has a Guernsey herd and dairy, Corriedale sheep, a piggery, poultry run, and several acres under cultivation, providing occupational training in many aspects of rural work."
Date: c. 1966
Source: NSW Department of Communities and Justice
Rights: © State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice). This image may be used for personal or non-commercial purposes with attribution under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0). It must not be used in a way that implies government endorsement, and any alterations must be clearly noted. For public displays or exhibition use, please contact the NSW Department of Communities and Justice Care Leaver Records Access Unit.
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