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James Cooke [B 11132] • Photograph

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Summary

James Cooke, brother and partner of Archibald Cooke. A memorial commemorates these first settlers of Kingston who took up land near Maria Creek in 1856. James joined his Scottish born brother six years after Archibald immigrated to South Australia in 1837. Together they held property at Wellington and the area that is now called Cooke Plains. They were granted land at Lacepede Bay and combined their pastoral pursuits with mercantile and shipping business. A short jetty was built at Port Caroline and opened up the first coastal service to Lacepede Bay. They built a large wool store and supported bullock teams which serviced the Tatiara area. James arranged for a railway line to be built between Kingston and Naracoorte which was opened in 1877.

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Physical description

Photograph; 10.6 cm x 6.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1865

Photographer

Duryea, Townsend

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Cooke, James, 1813-1892

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Digitisation information

Date

05/01/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

1,976 x 3,213 pixels (6.3 MP)

Size

19.08 MB

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