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Frederick Estcourt Bucknall [B 11191] • Photograph

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Summary

Frederick Estcourt Bucknall (from a painting in the Hindmarsh Town Hall). Builder of Estcourt House; Mayor of Hindmarsh; M.P.; Brewer; Publican; founder of S.A. Yacht Club (now Royal S.A. Yacht Squadron). His father was Commodore of the esteemed Royal Thames Yacht Club and shortly after arriving in South Australia his son, Frederick Estcourt Bucknall built a fleet of pleasure craft to be used on the newly created Torrens Dam. A flood ruined this enterprise so he built a boatshed on the Port River. Later he built the South Australian Club Hotel in Port Adelaide. Later still when he was a wealthy man he built Estcourt House on the seafront between Grange and Glanville. While in politics he was remembered for installing mandatory horse troughs outside licensed premises. He was also Mayor of Hindmarsh for three years

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Physical description

Photograph of artwork; 16.2 cm x 11.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1880

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Bucknall, Frederick Estcourt, 1835-1896

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General notes

Original not held.

Digitisation information

Date

05/01/2006

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Resolution

2,298 x 3,195 pixels (7.3 MP)

Size

22.06 MB

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