In this photo, a load of wheat, drawn by 17 horses, arrives at Narromine Railway Station in central-western NSW. Large tabletop wagons were first built in Australia in the 1890s in response to an increase in wool production and improvements in roads. They were designed to transport wheat or wool to the nearest railway and could carry up to 20 tonnes.
Many NSW farmers stopped sowing wheat crops in 2002 due to the drought. As the climate changes, the areas where wheat can be grown will also change throughout Australia.
Photography by Charles Kerry
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Post by Sandra McEwen, Principal Curator
