THIS PHOTOGRAPH, TAKEN FROM THE MOUNTAIN-SIDE, THREE MILES FROM PENRITH, BY MEANS OF A TELEPHOTO LENS, SHOWS THE WESTERN RAILWAY LINE IN THE FOREGROUND, THE WESTERN ROAD TO THE LEFT, THE TOWNSHIP OF EMU PLAINS AND A NUMBER OF LUXURIANT ORCHARDS IN THE MID-DISTANCE, AND THE TOW OF PENRITH IN THE BACKGROUND. WM. COX. MRS. EDWARD CANE, THE OLDEST RESIDENT OF PENRITH. The old lady, who is 93 years of age, remarked to the camera man that he was "pretty quick" in photographing her, and added: "There were no photographs in my day. We had to sit down while they painted our likeness." ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930), Fri 17 Jul 1914, Page 6
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