Two men standing before rabbit carcasses

Two men standing beside rabbit carcasses hanging on a fence. This photo was taken at the height of the 1949 rabbit plague. In 1950, the myxomatosis virus was introduced to Australia in an attempt to control rabbit populations.

 

Created in 1949 by an unknown photographer. Photograph.

 

Accession number: H19019

 

From the State Library of Victoria's Pictures Collection.

 

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Introduced animals