1903 Electoral Roll teatowel

Name: 1903 Electoral Roll teatowel — The Man From Snowy River Museum
Brand: The Man From Snowy River Museum
Price: 15.0 AUD
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$15.00

There are some names that when you here, you know you’re in the Upper Murray; Nankervis, Byatt, Carkeek, Jarvis, Paton, Coysh, oh and don’t forget Whitehead! The 1903 Federal Electoral Roll was the first list of the Upper Murray that included females and residents that did not own land. This list was used to create a snapshot of the surnames of the Upper Murray in 1903. Surprisingly there were over 460 surnames, so to ensure names could be read, it was compared with other historical sources to develop this tea towel that reflects the history of the Upper Murray. There are 231 names here. SURNAME LIST CAN BE VIEWED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.

The 1903 Australian Electoral Roll did not include African, Asian, Polynesian or Indigenous people. Some names are also missing due to not being British subjects. A cross has been added to signify the mark or signature of those without a voice.

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The voting list from 1903 Federal Electoral Rolls of the Upper Murray was used to create this tea towel. We used the following polling places as references.

Victoria: Indi Division: Corryong, Cudgewa, Tintaldra and Walwa.

NSW: Hume Division: Jingellic, Khancoban, Tooma, Ournie

As there were large numbers of surnames we selected those that are linked to the Upper Murray district and history.

Please note: Volunteers have made every effort to correctly add all local names accurately. As there were over 470 names, some names were removed if they could not be found on future Electoral Rolls or in the Corryong Courier. If an error was made please politely contact the museum so that future prints are correct. We will not respond to aggresive emails or phone calls.