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Darwin [B 11601] • Photograph

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Summary

Government surveying party, Palmerston campsite. The area was known as Fort Hill and was the location of George Goyder's survey camp. South Australian Government was keen to establish a permanent settlement in the Northern Territory. Goyder divided his men into various working parties including Road Party, Trig. Piling, Landing Party, Timber Party, Ship Party. The men shown in this photograph are carrying various tools of trade including spades, axes, trigonometry measuring tools. The tents of the campsite can be seen in the background

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Physical description

Photograph; 17.3 cm x 8.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1869

Collection

Part of Darwin Collection

Subject

Camps -- Northern Territory -- Darwin
Surveyors -- Northern Territory -- Darwin

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General notes

Geospatial coordinates indicate an approximate location.

Digitisation information

Date

16/01/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,848 x 1,852 pixels (7.1 MP)

Size

21.41 MB

Location

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