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John Finger standing on a sandbank levee [B 69681] • Photograph

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Summary

John Finger standing on a sandbank levee near Renmark during the 1953 flood. Finger, and the photographer Bill Gillett, were both members of the Eureka Youth League at the time, and, like many church and other community groups, volunteered to help by filling sandbags and building levees.

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Physical description

Photograph; 8.1 cm x 5.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

1953

Photographer

Gillett, Bill

Collection

Part of Renmark Collection

Subject

Finger, John
Floods -- South Australia -- Renmark
Floods -- Murray River (N.S.W.-S.A.)
Levees -- South Australia -- Renmark

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Digitisation information

Date

20/10/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,161 x 2,046 pixels (6.5 MP)

Size

6.49 MB

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