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Sir James Fergusson [B 8057] • Photograph

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Summary

Sir James and Lady Edith Fergusson standing outside Government House in Adelaide. Sir James is wearing white trousers and a black jacket. Lady Edith died at age 32. He was Governor of South Australia from 1869-1873. As Governor Sir James helped to secure the route of the Overland Telegraph Line through Northern Territory to Port Augusta. He was killed during an earthquake in Jamaica in 1907.

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.7 cm x 8.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1869

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Fergusson, Edith Christian, Lady, 1839-1871
Fergusson, James, Sir, 1832-1907
Governors -- South Australia

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Digitisation information

Date

09/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,133 x 1,995 pixels (6.3 MP)

Size

6.28 MB

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