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Tea Tree Gully [B 16028] • Photograph

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Summary

View of Tea Tree Gully. Until 1900 the township of Tea Tree Gully was known as Steventon, named after the early settler John Stevens. It was first settled in 1839, the area was a popular site for squatting by stockholders and travellers working their way up North East Road, due to its proximity to Adelaide and the fresh water supply. Settlers cleared trees, using them to make fences in order to establish market gardens in the rich and fertile land. This photograph shows a cluster of buildings, including an inn, store and church all surrounded by fenced paddocks. The church is the former Baptist Church which held significant importance with the early development of the area. The building opened in 1863. Dunn's Cash Store was built in 1854 for JE Cooke, the area's first storekeeper. In 1881 the store was taken over by William Dunn and continued to operate for the next 80 years. There was also a flour mill which was built in 1853 by S Camper and company. Water was taken from the nearby springs to power the steam flour mill. The building housed chaff and grain when the water supply failed

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Physical description

Photograph; 25.7 cm x 19.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1900

Collection

Part of Tea Tree Gully Collection

Subject

Tea Tree Gully (S.A.)

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Digitisation information

Date

23/08/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,066 x 2,483 pixels (7.6 MP)

Size

22.88 MB

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