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Joseph Crombie [B 11334] • Photograph

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Summary

Joseph Crombie arrived in South Australia in June 1840 on board the ship the "Thirteen" on 31 December 1839. He was a Police Inspector and a publican. He died aged 85 at Sussex Street, North Adelaide in approximately 1899. When he was a Police Inspector he was in charge of the second gold escort from Victoria. Alexander Tolmer, Commissioner of Police organised 18 escorts for the gold transported from the Victorian goldfields to South Australia. This gold was valued at approximately 1.2 million pounds. Joseph Crombie was the publican of the Fountain Hotel at Gilberton during 1854-1859. The Fountain Hotel existed from 1853-1861.

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Physical description

Photograph;

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1865

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Crombie, Joseph, 1811?-1900?

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Digitisation information

Date

09/01/2006

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Resolution

1,947 x 2,862 pixels (5.6 MP)

Size

16.75 MB

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