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Coromandel Valley [B 12416] • Photograph

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Summary

Workers from Murrays Biscuit Factory taking a break. Alexander Murray who arrived in South Australia on the "India" in 1840 planted fruit trees, built a jam and biscuit factory and employed many of the local men and women. Some women even walked from Hahndorf once a week to work at the factory. Eventually the firm became known as A Murray and Son. In 1876 the factory was in full production turning out large quantities of jam and biscuits

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Physical description

Photograph;

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1872

Creator

Sweet, Samuel White

Collection

Part of Coromandel Valley Collection

Subject

Murray's Biscuit Factory
Factories -- South Australia -- Coromandel Valley

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General notes

Geospatial coordinates indicate an approximate location.

Digitisation information

Date

15/02/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,324 x 2,512 pixels (8.3 MP)

Size

25.08 MB

Location

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