This painting tells the story of my great great grandfather Thomas Barratt who migrated from England to become a farmer in Australia.
‘Mr Barratt who was apparently in the best of health, had gone to his dam, to draw a bucket of water for a horse in the afternoon. About 5 o’clock, Mrs Barratt, who had been away from home in the buggy, on returning, missed her husband, who usually opened the gate for her. A search was immediately made, and the unfortunate man’s body was found in the dam'.