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T. Bee [B 11348/19] • Photograph

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Summary

Portrait of Tom Bee, cadet on the Northern Territory Survey Expedition.

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Physical description

Photograph; 18.1 cm x 12.9 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1870

Collection

Part of General Collection

Subject

Bee, Tom, 1850-1919

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of 33 portraits of officers of the Northern Territory Survey Expedition, 1868-1870. To see other portraits from the composite do a number search on B 11348.

Historical information

Tom Bee, son of Thomas Walker and Sarah Bee. He was born in Kensington, Brompton, Middlesex, England in 1850. He came out from England with his mother and father when he was 9 months old on the ship 'Walvisch' to Port Adelaide in 1853. He married Amy Russell Smith in June 1886. Between 1868-1870 he was a Member of Northern Territory Survey Expedition and would have been 18-20 years old. In 1882 he was the postmaster at Beltana for 15 years. He died in Millicent South Australia in 1919. [Information provided by S. Day].

Digitisation information

Date

21/07/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,283 x 3,228 pixels (7.4 MP)

Size

22.14 MB

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