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Robert Thomas [B 5842] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Portrait of grey haired Robert Thomas, seated with one hand resting on a table. He wears a dark jacket, light waistcoat and bow tie. He has mutton- chop whiskers. He came with his wife Mary and children to South Australia on the 'Africaine', arriving in Holdfast Bay in November 1836. He founded the publishing firm of R. Thomas & Co, which started the 'Register' newspaper and acquired the 'Adelaide Chronicle'. He prospered for a time but economic hardships rendered the firm insolvent in 1842.

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Physical description

Photograph; 10.8 cm x 8.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1870

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Thomas, Robert, 1781-1860

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Digitisation information

Date

24/06/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,743 x 3,628 pixels (10.0 MP)

Size

29.88 MB

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