Possum shooting by moonlight
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Hunting was a popular sport, and pastime on the goldfields. Kangaroos, possums and parrots were all potential game for the goldminers.
Charles Lyall, pen, ink and wash on grey paper. c1854
Accession number: H87.63/2/9
From the State Library of Victoria's Pictures collection.