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Horses being used to scoop sand [B 53565] • Photograph

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Summary

GENERAL: Horses scooping sand to complete embankments on the North South Railway construction: 5 cwt of sand is in each scoop dragged obliquely up the side and thrown straight up and over; horses sometimes died during this heavy work.

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Physical description

Photograph; 20 cm x 15.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1920

Collection

Part of General Collection

Subject

Horses -- South Australia
Railroads -- South Australia

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Digitisation information

Date

20/11/1998

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,688 x 1,584 pixels (4.3 MP)

Size

4.26 MB

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