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Charles Buxton Anderson [B 7033] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Upper body portrait of Charles Buxton Anderson. Looking confidently at the camera his face stands out against the plain dark background and his dark jacket. [On back of photograph] 'Charles Buxton Anderson / Railways Commissioner' [Newspaper article attached to back of photograph] 'Mr. Charles Buxton Anderson, M. Inst. C.E., M.I.E., Australia (SA) / Railways Commissioner, is a son of the late Mr. John Anderson of Adelaide. He was born on August 19, 1879, at North Adelaide and was educated at the Glenelg College School and the School of Mines. In November of 1898 he joined the Engineeering Department of the South Australian Public Service, and was successively draughsman, surveyor, resident engineer for Railways, superintendent of Railways, acting chief engineer, and general superintendent of railways. He was appointed railways Commissioner in 1930 in succession to Mr. W.A. Webb and his management of this big public undertaking has been conspicuously successful'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.6 cm x 10.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1945

Photographer

Hammer & Co

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Buxton, Charles Anderson, 1879-1953
Railroads -- South Australia -- Officials and employees

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Digitisation information

Date

04/10/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,151 x 3,287 pixels (7.1 MP)

Size

7.09 MB

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