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Transport by camel drawn cart [B 70626/11] • Photograph

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Summary

Two people in a cart drawn by three camels in country typical of the far west of South Australia.

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Physical description

Slide (lantern); 8.3 cm x 8.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1905

Subject

Camels -- South Australia
Transportation -- South Australia

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General notes

One of a set of 48 lantern slides showing early survey work, terrain, water sources, vegetation, camel transport, settlements and landmarks along routes under consideration for the transcontinental railway between Kalgoorlie and Port Augusta, 1901-1909.

Historical information

Possibly relates to the visit of the Engineers in Chief to country inland from Eucla in 1903. See account in Commonwealth Parliamentary paper 22 of 1903.

Digitisation information

Date

16/06/2009

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,283 x 3,124 pixels (10.3 MP)

Size

30.80 MB

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