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George Woodroffe Goyder [B 6993] • Photograph

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Summary

George Woodroffe Goyder, a surveyor in South Australia and after a rapid rise through the civil service became Surveyor General in 1861. He is remembered for Goyder's Line of Rainfall which is used to demarcate land climatically suitable for farming from that suitable only for light grazing. Goyder led an austere and disciplined life and is remembered for his hard work and energy and his reputation of being the most efficient public servant in the colony. He is wearing an embroidered levee dress uniform with bicorn hat and ceremonial sword to which he was entitled as a high level civil servant, following the British court tradition.

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.7 cm x 8.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1863

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Goyder, G. W. (George Woodroffe), 1826-1898

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Digitisation information

Date

04/10/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,055 x 3,255 pixels (6.7 MP)

Size

6.71 MB

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