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William Allen Crouch [B 3067] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Portrait of William Allen Crouch showing his bushy white beard and kindly face. He is wearing a woollen jacket and waistcoat with a bow tie. William Allen Crouch was one of the earliest settlers in Mount Gambier. He owned land in the MacDonnell Bay district which he surveyed and subdivided into the township he called Allendale, and named the streets after his children Edmund, William and Geraldine. He was the first man to use Mount Gambier stone for buildings. He was a storekeeper, postmaster, National Bank agent, land and shipping agent before retiring to "Lowan Homestead" at Kalangadoo. [On back of photograph] W.A. Crouch J.P. Lowan, Kalangadoo, arrived S. Aust 1845 died 5 Oct. 1899. (photographer) Charles Newling 1890-98.

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.7 cm x 10.1 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1890

Photographer

Newling, Charles

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Crouch, William Allen, 1821-1899

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Digitisation information

Date

20/04/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,141 x 3,126 pixels (6.7 MP)

Size

20.10 MB

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