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Flinders Monument, Stamford Hill [B 7225] • Photograph

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Summary

Flinders Monument, Stamford Hill. The photograph shows the monument prior to 1934. A second South Australian Government tablet was laid over the present bronze plate on 8th March 1934. The monument was repaired by Kellet. The tablet states "Memory Cove. HMS Investigator. M Flinders Commander. Anchored here February 22, 1802. Mr John Thistle Master, William Taylor midshipman and six able seaman were unfortunately lost in Thorny Passage from being upset in a sudden squall. The boat was found but the bodies were not recovered".

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Physical description

Photograph; 9.8 cm x 7.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1930

Collection

Part of Stamford Hill Collection

Subject

Flinders, Matthew, 1774-1814 -- Monuments
Monuments -- South Australia -- Port Lincoln
Monuments -- South Australia -- Stamford Hill

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Digitisation information

Date

11/10/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,358 x 3,189 pixels (7.5 MP)

Size

22.58 MB

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