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Railway Station, Port Pirie [B 10440] • Photograph

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Summary

Railway Station, Port Pirie. The Government decided to open a line to serve the wheat growing areas inland. Port Pirie was a small port with a dredged channel to vessels could come alongside the wharves. The Port Pirie Station was in use from 1876 when a trial trip was made to Crystal Brook and back. The photograph shows two weatherboard buildings next to the railway track. An engine is pulling one carriage and the guards van.

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Physical description

Photograph; 24.1 cm x 17.0 cm

Dates / Publication details

1881

Collection

Part of Port Pirie Collection

Subject

Railroad stations -- South Australia -- Port Pirie

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Digitisation information

Date

12/12/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,274 x 2,283 pixels (7.5 MP)

Size

22.45 MB

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