Belandian River, J. G. Sawkins, ca. 1852
Courtesy Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales.
From Sketches of Australian scenes, 1852-1853.
James Gay Sawkins (1806-1878) was a British artist who worked in Australia, America and Cuba. In 1852-1853 he travelled through eastern Queensland and New South Wales.
Courtesy Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales.
From Sketches of Australian scenes, 1852-1853.
James Gay Sawkins (1806-1878) was a British artist who worked in Australia, America and Cuba. In 1852-1853 he travelled through eastern Queensland and New South Wales.
Courtesy Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales.
From Sketches of Australian scenes, 1852-1853.
James Gay Sawkins (1806-1878) was a British artist who worked in Australia, America and Cuba. In 1852-1853 he travelled through eastern Queensland and New South Wales.
The Mitchell Library has a collection of 98 of the watercolours he painted on this journey, including three in the Granite Belt region, Belandian River (Severn River at Ballandean), Gremen Pikedale (Pikedale) and Numdubermer (Nundubbermere).
