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Gregory's Marked Tree [B 5085] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] This Boab tree on the banks of the Victoria River shows the date, July 2, 1856 carved in its trunk by the expedition artist Thomas Baines who marked the tree with the dates of the arrival and departure of the expedition. This was to serve as a marker in case the expedition ran into trouble. [On back of photograph] 'Gregory's marked tree / Victoria River / Photographed in 1891 / Marked by Gregory's party in 1856 / The trees were marked by a member of Gregory's North Australian Expedition in 1856. See Lieutenant Chimmo's account of the finding of Gregory's camp (Royal Geographical Society Proc. v.1, 1857, p. 261) also Searcy's 'Australian Tropics', p. 206'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 20.1 cm x 15.1 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1891

Photographer

Foelsche, P

Collection

Part of Victoria River Collection

Subject

Baines, Thomas, 1820-1875
Gregory, Augustus Charles, Sir, 1819-1905
Trees -- Northern Territory -- Victoria River

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General notes

There are two photographs and a postcard, all of the identical image.

Digitisation information

Date

29/06/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,242 x 2,434 pixels (7.9 MP)

Size

7.92 MB

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