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Escape Cliffs [B 7195] • Photograph

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Summary

Post Office at Escape Cliffs Settlement. Escape Cliffs Settlement was the site of the fourth attempt to establish a settlement in the Northern Territory. It was situated near the mouth of the Adelaide River, north east of Darwin. It was abondoned in 1867 following conflicts with the local Marananggu people. The man with a gun is Clement Young, clerk and accountant to the Northern Territory Survey in 1865-66.

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Physical description

Photograph & neg.; 9.8 cm x 15.0 cm

Dates / Publication details

1865

Collection

Part of Escape Cliffs Collection

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General notes

Geospatial coordinates indicate an approximate location.

Digitisation information

Date

10/10/2005

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image/tiff

Resolution

3,372 x 2,129 pixels (7.2 MP)

Size

7.20 MB

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