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Lieut.Col. T. W. Higgins [B 6150] • Photograph

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Summary

Lieut Col. Thomas Walker Higgins (1840-1899) (Goolwa Volunteer Cavalry). He is wearing a Gambaldi jacket. In 1861 he became a volunteer in the Goolwa and Port Elliot Rifle Brigade. Before this he was a clerk at the Adelaide Post Office. He bought land at Currency Creek and named the property Higginsbrook after the family home in Ireland. He had cattle, sheep and cereal crops. He was respected by the local Aboriginals. He became Lieut. Colonel in 1867 and was given the rank of Colonel in Charge of the Voluntary Cavalry. He is buried in the Currency Creek Cemetery.

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.7 cm x 8.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1866

Photographer

Nixon, William Millington

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Higgins, Thomas Walker, 1810-1899
Military uniforms -- South Australia

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Digitisation information

Date

11/07/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,100 x 3,443 pixels (7.2 MP)

Size

7.26 MB

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