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George Cockburn Henderson [B 14659] • Photograph

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Summary

George Cockburn Henderson was a historian and after marrying May Gertrude Sturge, a Quaker writer, they moved to Sydney where he became acting professor of history. After his divorce his domestic life blended boarding houses and the Adelaide Club. He had many friends. In 1920 he was fundamental in opening of the South Australian Archives Department, which was the first in Australia. He was made emeritus professor in 1924.

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.8 cm x 8.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1920

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Henderson, G. C. (George Cockburn), 1870-1944
Historians -- South Australia

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Date

12/05/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,200 x 3,442 pixels (7.6 MP)

Size

22.75 MB

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