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Botanic Gardens, Darwin [B 24193] • Photograph

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Summary

Darwin & Palmerston Botanic Garden sisal hemp machinery. The Northern Territory Times and Gazette of 10 September 1909 reports the import of ths machinery by the Curator of the Botanic Gardens, for the purposes of starting up production of sisal hemp. Large areas of sisal had been planted in the Gardens, but the venture failed due to cheap imports, local labour costs and the temperamental imported machinery.

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Physical description

Photograph; 18.3 cm x 13.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1909

Collection

Part of Darwin Collection

Subject

Sisal hemp -- Northern Territory -- Darwin
Machinery -- Northern Territory -- Darwin

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Digitisation information

Date

19/06/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,973 x 2,179 pixels (6.5 MP)

Size

19.47 MB

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