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Adelaide River Railway Station [B 12890] • Photograph

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Summary

Adelaide River Railway Station, N.T. John Barton Knott held the licence for the Quartz Reef Hotel at Howley from 1884. In 1894 he was declared insolvent. His wife Jane enrolled to vote in 1895 and became the licensee of the Adelaide River Railway Refreshment Room. Later John Barton Knott took over the licence for the Victoria Hotel. The Adelaide River Railway Station held an annual picnic day with the tradition becoming a public holiday in the Northern Territory. As well as the refreshment room the station had accommodation for staff

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Physical description

Photograph; 10.3 cm x 7.9 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1890

Collection

Part of Adelaide River Collection

Subject

Railroad stations -- Northern Territory -- Adelaide River

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General notes

Geospatial coordinates indicate an approximate location.

Digitisation information

Date

28/02/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,323 x 2,650 pixels (8.8 MP)

Size

26.45 MB

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