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Dr Richard Francis Burton [B 11125] • Photograph

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Summary

Dr Richard Francis Burton of Marion in volunteer uniform (Infantry Officer of the 1870's probably Captain).Dr Richard Francis Burton was a surgeon in London and moved with his family to South Australia in 1852. He built a home "Bexley" in the Adelaide suburb of Sturt. The doctor also provided subsidised medical aid to the poor of the Marion district. He served as Major in both the local and Adelaide regiments of the South Australian Volunteer Military Force, and was chairman of the District Council of Brighton from 1867-1873

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Physical description

photograph

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1870

Photographer

Duryea, Townsend

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Burton, Richard Francis, 1809-1874
Military uniforms

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Digitisation information

Date

05/01/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,127 x 3,391 pixels (7.2 MP)

Size

21.67 MB

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