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Woolundunga [B 27623] • Photograph

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Summary

Woolundunga Springs, the source of Port Augusta's water supply. A family of women and children are in the middle ground, possibly that of Octavius W. Wastell. They could be: Marie Louisa, Amelia Caroline, Mrs Laura Wastell (his wife), Francis Stoddart Wastell, Annie Blanche and Rosa Stoddart Wastell. Octavius Wastell was 2nd Superintendent of Waterworks at Woolundunga. A boardwalk pathway can be seen at left of view.

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Physical description

Photograph; 20.6 cm x 15.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

1876

Collection

Part of Woolundunga Collection

Subject

Wastell (Family)
Woolundunga (S.A.)

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General notes

Photograph features in 'The Chronicle', dated 26 July 1962 page 27, in the Eleanor Barber Pages, and according to article was taken in 1876. 'McLellan's Transcontinental Articles' published 1986, page 152, by Bob Anderson relates the appointment of Octavius Wastell as 2nd Superintendent of Waterworks at Woolundunga. The springs here were visited by Robert Brown's party in March 1802 (Brown was botanist on board Capt. Matthew Flinders' 'Investigator'). [details supplied by researcher Ralf Grandison].

Digitisation information

Date

04/09/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,520 x 2,644 pixels (9.3 MP)

Size

27.95 MB

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