State Library of South Australia

Flinders Column, Mount Lofty [B 11089] • Photograph

Info

Share
- facebook
- twitter
- pinterest
- google+
- email
Buy
Download
Permanent link
Print

Prev Next

Summary

[General description] Flinders Column, Mount Lofty in a bushland setting. The column was originally erected as a trig station in 1885 but was later dedicated to commemorate Matthew Flinders' sighting and naming of Mount Lofty in 1802. In an unveiling ceremony in March 1902 South Australian Governor Lord Tennyson officially named the column with the words: ' This column shall be known to all men for all generations as 'The Flinders column.' '

Restrictions

This image has no known copyright restrictions.

Please refer to the State Library's Conditions of use.

Learn more about copyright and our collection.

Physical description

Photograph; 29.1 cm x 19.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1907

Collection

Part of Mount Lofty Collection

Subject

Flinders, Matthew, 1774-1814
Memorials -- South Australia -- Lofty, Mount

Catalogue record

Return to catalogue

Digitisation information

Date

04/01/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,441 x 2,335 pixels (8.0 MP)

Size

24.14 MB

Ask Us

If you would like further information about this image, please Ask Us