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Sir John Morphett [B 11135] • Photograph

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Summary

Sir John Morphett, South Australian pioneer, landowner and politician met Colonel William Light and became interested in colonisation schemes for South Australia. With his brother George he set up an agency and offered his services as a land broker for the South Australia Company. He arrived in Adelaide on the "Cygnet" in 1836 and secured land for his family and clients. He was a Freemason and died at Cummins House at Novar Gardens

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.6 cm x 10.0 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1885

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Morphett, John, Sir, 1809-1892

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Digitisation information

Date

05/01/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,268 x 3,401 pixels (7.7 MP)

Size

23.17 MB

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