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Augustus Short [B 7939/1] • Photograph

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Summary

Photographic copy of a crayon drawing by Sir George Richmond, of Bishop Augustus Short, DD, first Bishop of Adelaide, 1847-1882. Augustus arrived onboard the Derwent in Adelaide in 1847. He returned to South Australia from Western Australia in 1849. He laid the first stone of St Peter's College in 1849. Governor Robe had allotted a site in Victoria Square as the position of the first Anglican Cathedral but after objections by the City Council the North Adelaide site was purchased. It was consecrated in 1878. Augustus Short was a fine scholar, thoughtful preacher, good businessman and an excellent administrator and pioneer bishop.

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Physical description

Photograph; 20.9 cm x 15.0 cm

Dates / Publication details

1847

Artist

Richmond, George

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Short, Augustus, 1802-1883
Bishops -- South Australia

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Digitisation information

Date

10/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,311 x 3,142 pixels (7.3 MP)

Size

21.81 MB

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