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First Train, Tassie Street [B 10788] • Photograph

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Summary

First railway train in Tassie Street, Port. Augusta in 1879. Note on the back says that the driver is J McCallum and the fireman is A Harrison. The railway line between Port Augusta and Quorn was opened on 15 December 1879 to facilitate the transport of ore. This line travelled through the Pichi Richi Pass.

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Physical description

photograph

Dates / Publication details

1879

Collection

Part of Port Augusta Collection

Subject

Railroads -- South Australia -- Port Augusta -- Trains

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Digitisation information

Date

27/06/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,503 x 2,213 pixels (7.8 MP)

Size

23.28 MB

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