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Regatta on the Torrens River [B 10216] • Photograph

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Summary

Regatta on the Torrens : 17 December 1910. The photograph is captioned "Henley-on-Torrens" 17.12.10. It shows spectators on a crowded riverbank watching a race as a coxed four crosses the finishing line. The event is being held outside the Adelaide Rowing Club. Several school boys wearing straw boater are standing near the flag pole which denotes the finishing line. The official boat is the "Reliance". Flags and pennants fly from the club rooms. This event was the first Henley-on-Torrens and was the brainchild of Adelaide Rowing Club man Doswell. Adelaide City Council were convinced to sponsor the event which provided a carnival atmosphere complete with drinks. food and side shows.

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.4 cm x 11.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

1910

Photographer

Walker, Gordon

Collections

Part of Adelaide Views Collection
Part of Torrens Lake Collection

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Digitisation information

Date

31/03/2015

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

13,133 x 9,964 pixels (130.9 MP)

Size

261.74 MB

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