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Melrose [B 380] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Under a large gum tree are two boys, one standing, the other lying down and holding the reins of his horse. On the left is the Post Office and Telegraph Station, designed by the Colonial Architect, W. Bennett Hayes, and built in 1866. On the right is the Police Station and Courthouse, dating from 1862. Picket fencing surrounds the buildings and there is what appears to be a wooden stockyard under the tree. Mount Remarkable is seen in the distance. [On back of photograph] 'Melrose or Mount Remarkable when this photo was taken showing Police Station and Post Office. The tree is still there. The boy standing up was named John Croft and if alive today would be over 90 years. Note slate roofs. Police Station has a verandah on it now and old wooden paling fence has been pulled down and a cyclone fence erected otherwise unaltered. Post Office unaltered.'

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Physical description

Photograph; 23.0 cm x 18.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1876

Collection

Part of Melrose Collection

Subject

Police stations -- South Australia -- Melrose
Post office buildings -- South Australia -- Melrose

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Digitisation information

Date

14/02/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,054 x 2,451 pixels (7.5 MP)

Size

22.49 MB

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