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Thomas Johnston [B 6426] • Photograph

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Summary

Captain Thomas Johnston' s obituary can be found in The Register 28th August, 1889. He was a seafaring man from Scotland and arrived in South Australia in 1853. He returned later as a member of the crew onboard the steamer 'Lady Emma' which brought the 'Albury' and 'Gundagai' in sections from Scotland. He was owner and captain of the steamer 'Jolly Miller' in Goolwa which was the first iron steamer built in South Australia from raw materials. In 1869 the 'Jolly Miller' was impounded by Customs Officers for carrying illegal goods.

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.3 cm x 8.1 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1880

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Johnston, Thomas, 1825-1889

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Digitisation information

Date

06/09/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,094 x 3,463 pixels (7.3 MP)

Size

7.28 MB

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