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Burra [B 12174] • Photograph

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Summary

Panoramic view of Burra township in 1874 showing a stone cottage in the foreground, a church on the hill behind and the township nestled in the valley below. Bare hills surround the town. After the area was surveyed the wealthy capitalists (nobs) purchased the the southern half of the division and the shopkeepers and merchants, knowns as the snobs purchased the northern half. Burra Burra Mine was established by the snobs and Princess Rotal Mine by the nobs. At the time of this photograph the Burra Burra Mine produced 50,000 tonnes of copper.

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Physical description

Photograph; 19.5 cm x 14.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

1874

Collection

Part of Burra Collection

Catalogue record

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General notes

Geospatial coordinates indicate an approximate location.

Digitisation information

Date

13/02/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,664 x 2,938 pixels (10.8 MP)

Size

32.33 MB

Location

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