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Robert O'Hara Burke's grave [B 72160/1] • Photograph

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Summary

1. Photograph of two men standing beside the tree marking Burke's grave near Innamincka, with a post and rail fence around it; 2. Attached to the mount is a postcard of the grave bearing the inscription 'Burke and Wills Explorers Grave Innamincka. Perished 1862'. Handwritten on the back: 'Dec. 1915. G.J. Ware. See my snap shots of trip to Birdsville. Showing where where we are drinking champagne (W. Bayly & self & Tonie [___?] McKinnon) in silence to memory of Burke & Wills'. Note that the photograph is a duplicate image of PRG 280/1/1/59.

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Physical description

Photograph (B&W print); 19.4 cm x 24.2 cm (image), 26.5 cm x 27.6 cm (mount)

Dates / Publication details

1895, 1915

Photographer

Khan, A

Collection

Part of General Collection

Subject

Burke, Robert O'Hara, 1821-1861 -- Tomb
Historic trees -- South Australia -- Innamincka

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Digitisation information

Date

21/09/2011

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,811 x 4,613 pixels (26.8 MP)

Size

80.44 MB

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