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Dr. John Rankine [B 7105] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Head and shoulders portrait of pioneer Dr. John Rankine in an oval frame. The photograph was taken not long before his leaving South Australia to return to Scotland as his health was failing. He and his brothers arrived from Scotland in 1839 and founded the township of Strathalbyn in the 1840s. He bought up grazing land on Hindmarsh Island and built a large house there. He was a Member of Parliament from July 1854 to April 1857 for the seat of Hindmarsh.

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.2 cm x 10.0 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1863

Photographer

Stuart, John

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Rankine, John, 1801-1864
Ranchers -- South Australia -- Strathalbyn

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Digitisation information

Date

10/10/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,125 x 3,087 pixels (6.6 MP)

Size

19.70 MB

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