StateLibQld 2 291931 Mount Alma Station, Calliope District, Queensland, 1870s

Mount Alma Station, Calliope District, Queensland, 1870s
Dated 1897 on reverse of original. David Stirrat is said to have purchased Mount Alma in 1863 with his brothers, Hugh and Nicol. The original run contained 100 sq. miles and was part of Calliope run.
In 1899 the partnership dissolved between David and Nicol Stirrat. David Stirrat stayed at Mount Alma until his death in July 1923. (Description supplied with photograph.).

Group of men, women and children standing in front of a white wooden fence. Two horses are pictured, one with a man mounted on a horse facing the line of people, and a horse standing near four women. The women are dressed in tight long-sleeved jackets with long ruffled skirts. Two buildings are pictured. The foreground is an open grassed space.