Drawing, Chinese man fleeing from an Aboriginal man wielding an axe

Tommy McRae was an indigenous artist who sold his drawings. This image therefore is as likely to represent something his audience considered amusing as of any real scene.

Tommy McRae, Chinese man fleeing from an Aboriginal man wielding an axe, Wahgunyah Region, Victoria, 1880 NLA: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-139419296

Chinese man fleeing from an Aboriginal man wielding an axe

Image Courtesy of: NLA