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Judge William Alfred Wearing [B 7012] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Upper body portrait of the subject in three quarter view. He wears a dark jacket and contrasting waistcoat with a wing collar and bow tie. His mutton chop whiskers are neatly trimmed. He was the third judge in the Supreme Court of South Australia. He was drowned returning from Circuit duties in Palmerston in the shipwreck of the 'Gothenburg' in Torres Strait on 24 February 1875. He was aged 59 years [On back of photograph] 'Judge William Alfred Wearing / Presented by the Master of Supreme Court / Adelaide'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 19.3 cm x 14.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1870

Photographer

Hammer & Co

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Wearing, William Alfred, 1816-1875
Judges -- South Australia

Catalogue record

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Digitisation information

Date

04/10/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,424 x 3,168 pixels (7.7 MP)

Size

7.70 MB

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