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Leaving the Ballarat Diggings [B 5771] • Photograph

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Summary

Copy of an etching of the 'first escort of gold' leaving the Ballarat diggings, with a number of troopers escorting a wagon. The artist, Alexander Charles Kelly (1811-1877) was a newly arrived Scottish medical practitioner and winegrower.

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Physical description

Artwork (copy of etching); 21.6 cm x 15.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

1852

Collections

Part of Album Collection
Part of A.C. Kelly Collection

Subject

Gold miners -- Victoria -- Ballarat

Catalogue record

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General notes

From the 'Illustrated London News' 22 May 1852. The etching was probably by Mr E.C. Dunn. See also B 5772 and B 29496.

Digitisation information

Date

07/11/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,866 x 2,232 pixels (6.4 MP)

Size

19.23 MB

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