An old swagman on the road with his dog.Hari Hari .1902.

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DescriptionShowing an old swagman on the road with his dog.Date of Photo1902Map^[1]ContributorHeather Newby

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Location (city or town)Hari HariEventAn old swagman on the road with his dog.Hari Hari

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CommentsAlan Sheehan Wow, great ole pic.

Rebecca Marley Craig Adair - isn’t this your dream lifestyle? ✌️

Norm Lovelock What a different time

Deb Hoare Great photo! Hard life.

Selwyn Leitch Just a reminder of how fortunate we are. A great poignant photo.

Tony Brunt Not too many made it across to the Coast.

Karen Potter The dogs well fed. Most important!

Vera Duncan that will be me in a few yrs time on the pension wont be able to live a good life on that but the pic shows how our great grandparents did it

Sheila Haymackenzie Probably lived healthier life than most of us today !! His weight looks better for a startDenise Biddick What a hard life they had. Wet clothing would never dry. Worn out shoes probably wooden soled. Always on the move.

Kerry Adams Looks a bit like Shirley dad's mum

Kerry Kerr Hard looking doer Clare Pierson Wonder if he is one of our ancestors. Not far back to grandfathers and great grandfathers wandering the country doing jobs getting the infrastructure of NZ built.

Lee Williams True, our Atkinson ancestor seemed to disappear on the road about this time..

Clare Pierson Lee the McQuilkins were also builders of roads, hydroelectricity dams and suchlike.

Trish Stikkelman Would have been amazing to listen to all the stories he would of had.

Eddie Griffiths Garth Gallagher is that you mate

Anthea Keenan Thats right our notes mention swaggies getting frm Stafford up Callaghans/Kumara = hard old days in the rough.

Sandra Douglas Wonder who took the photo! another swagman?

Marilyn Grady Fascinating. Wonder if he knew Biddy from the Buller.

Stuart McMillan What a great photo, I guess living along the road, going from town to town was the reality for some in those days, this dog looks in good condition must have been well feed

Donald Mathias
Donald Mathias Would have been a harsh life especially during wet spells.

Dawn Jack Fearn I remember when the swagmen would pass our house at three mile when i was a kid

Morris Bazeley Those boots look like they have trudged many a mile.

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