Try to find the spot where the photographer was standing.
trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/163788163 - the Sydney Mail, 19th December, 1896...the sketch titled 'A Forest Road' that appears in this 'Picturesque New South Wales' montage looks to have been drawn from this pic... Looks to be the same horse and rider www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/2448019588/
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trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/163788163 - the Sydney Mail, 19th December, 1896...the sketch titled 'A Forest Road' that appears in this 'Picturesque New South Wales' montage looks to have been drawn from this pic... Looks to be the same horse and rider www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/2448019588/