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Miner's cottage, Moonta Mines [B 12612] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Like all of the earliest miners cottages this single storey iron roofed dwelling was built from whatever materials were at hand. It is possibly wattle and daub construction with limestone chimneys. It is surrounded by a rough picket fence. [On back of photograph] 'Moonta Mines / Miners cottage / known as Peter Bowden's / Believed to be one of the earliest built on the Moonta mining leases / Situated a little south of the Wesleyan Methodist Church It was occupied for more than 80 years / Demolished following the death of Mary Bowden, last surviving member of the family / (Oswald Pryor 12-2-52)'

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.3 cm x 11.1 c m

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1900

Collection

Part of Moonta Collection

Subject

Bowden, Peter
Cottages -- South Australia -- Moonta
Miners -- South Australia -- Moonta

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Digitisation information

Date

22/02/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,040 x 2,215 pixels (6.7 MP)

Size

20.23 MB

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