Sydney William Jackson
The Macleay Museum has approx. 200 gelatin prints by Sydney William Jackson, two albums of his travels, and one of his drawings of eggs. The photographs are mainly from bush expeditions in northern New South Wales and Queensland from 1890 to the 1940s.
He was born in Toowoomba N.S.W. in 1873 and died in 1946 and was an eccentric character who sported a Dali like moustache, had a penchant for puppets. He was employed by L White, father of Patrick White as an oological collector from 1907 - 1927 and lived at their home "Bell Trees" between his expeditions.
Jackson mainly developed his glass ½ plates while in the bush to ensure he could take another picture if the first failed to turn out. To enable him to get to nests high in the trees he and his brother, Jack, built a 100ft rope ladder. Jack also learnt tree climbing from Murri and Koori aborigines they met.
 Mt Wingen |
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Bower Bird Nest |
