The kangaroo hunt was an annual event held in Carnamah. In 1925 the hunting party met at Donald Macpherson’s homestead Carnamah House and then proceeded to their hunting ground – the sandplain near the Yarra Yarra Lakes. The 1925 hunt, which  was led by local farmers Donald Macpherson and John Bowman, bagged 25 kangaroos. The party pursued kangaroos on horseback with intervals for a picnic lunch and afternoon tea. Donald Macpherson was said to have generously loaned a horse to anyone who didn't have one but wished to participate in the hunt. These photographs are believed to be from a variety of different years.

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We'd be pleased to receive photos from any era. Send an e-mail to andrew@carnamah.com.au