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Owienagin [B 671] • Photograph

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Summary

The ruins of John McKinlay's hut and the remains of his stockyard at Owienagin. The photo was taken on October 3rd, 1920. John McKinlay settled in the area in approximately 1840 and at the time was the only white man who had settled so far north of Adelaide. In 1861 he commenced his explorations, commanding the party in search of the Burke and Wills Expedition. Austin mentions having camped in this hut sixty years ago [from date of photo].

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Physical description

Photograph; 21.2 cm x 15.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

1920

Photographer

Duryea, Townsend

Collection

Part of Owienagin Gap Collection

Subject

McKinlay, John, 1819-1872
Pioneers -- South Australia -- Owienagin Gap

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Digitisation information

Date

23/02/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,985 x 2,133 pixels (6.4 MP)

Size

6.39 MB

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