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Captain John Hart [B 11134] • Photograph

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Summary

Captain John Hart, pioneer and Cabinet Minister, 1869-73. Premier 1865-66, 1868, 1870-71. He started his seafaring career at the age of 12 when he went to sea and visited Van Diemen's Land. After many voyages he managed a whaling station at Encounter Bay. He eventually gave up the sea in 1846 and settled near Port Adelaide where along with partner H Kent Hughes he established flour mills. He was interested in copper mining and later public affairs

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Physical description

Photograph;

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1870

Photographer

Duryea, Townsend

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Hart, John, 1809-1873
Premiers -- South Australia
Politicians -- South Australia
Pioneers -- South Australia

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Digitisation information

Date

11/03/2004

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,257 x 3,015 pixels (6.8 MP)

Size

6.82 MB

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