Opinon | Yesterday Today with Alan McRae

By Alan McRae
October 30 2017 - 3:00am
USING THEIR HEAD: A sea of hats, on young and old, at Market Day in the centre of Bathurst in 1915.
USING THEIR HEAD: A sea of hats, on young and old, at Market Day in the centre of Bathurst in 1915.

HOW fascinating it can be to look at photographs taken over a century ago.

Our photo this week is from the archives of the Bathurst District Historical Society and shows “Market Day”, which was an annual event in those days. Just look at the sea of hats, on both men and women, young and old. Most men are dressed in their full suits and ladies in their finery.

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