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Roseworthy [B 16413] • Photograph

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Summary

Horses struck by lightning near Roseworthy. According to a researcher, the location is similar to Elbow Hill. An article which appeared in the Advertiser, Saturday 26 January 1901 tells the following story: 'A MAN AND SIX HORSES KILLED: Our Gawler correspondent, writing on Friday evening, said "A very heavy storm passed over the district this afternoon, the thunder and lightning being unusually severe. Two brothers, named Carey, farmers, living near Templars, were driving their team of six horses horne from Gawler, and when they were near Roseworthy, about 3 o'clock, Mr. Thomas Carey and the six horses were struck by lightning and killed instantaneously. They had pulled up, and the brother had gone into a house for the purpose of borrowing an overcoat. On returning to the vehicle he received a terrible shock on finding his brother and the horses dead. The team was considered to be the best which came into Gawler.' [On back of photograph] 'Horses struck by lightning near Roseworthy. (Photograph taken by Mr. E.T. Marchant. Light patch across right of picture was caused by a defective plate holder on the camera.) / 25/1/1901 / approx. 100 yards North Roseworthy railway on Main North Road. Thomas J. Carey of Wasleys killed. His brother had just got off the wagon when accident occurred. Was an old dam on Late J. Everett's property Sections 155 and 156, hundred of Mudla Wirra. Farm known as Stanfield- in cattle paddock. Horse's bodies were placed in this and the dam was then filled in. Carey was buried in Willaston Cemetery, 27/1/1901. (Note by Peter Clark, c/- State Library of S.A.)'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 22.8 cm x 16.1 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1901

Collection

Part of Roseworthy Collection

Subject

Lightning -- South Australia -- Roseworthy
Horses -- South Australia -- Roseworthy

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Digitisation information

Date

13/09/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,674 x 2,801 pixels (10.3 MP)

Size

30.91 MB

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