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Camel team at Hergott Springs [B 11758] • Photograph

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Summary

Camel team at Hergott Springs. Seven artesian springs were used by botanist Joseph Albert Hergott who was travelling with Stuart's expedition. The springs were declared a government water reserve in 1860. A railway was built from Port Augusta to Hergott Springs in 1881. By this time the settlement already had a butcher shop, general store and a hotel

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.8 cm x 10.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

1897

Creator

Sweet, Samuel White

Collection

Part of General Collection

Subject

Camels -- Northern Territory

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Digitisation information

Date

09/02/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,894 x 2,601 pixels (10.1 MP)

Size

30.42 MB

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