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Road near Blue Lake, Mount Gambier [B 72412] • Photograph

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Summary

The Bay Road (to Port MacDonnell) around the lakes at Mount Gambier. A monument to poet Adam Lindsay Gordon stands on the embankment above the road, erected in 1887. The Blue Lake is left below the trees.

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Physical description

Photograph (B&W); 5.8 cm x 10.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1930

Collection

Part of Mount Gambier Collection

Subject

Gordon, Adam Lindsay, 1833-1870 -- Monuments -- South Australia -- Mount Gambier
Monuments -- South Australia -- Mount Gambier
Roads -- South Australia -- Mount Gambier

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Historical information

The monument, at Gordon's Leap commemorates his famous leap on his horse, beside the Blue Lake, in July 1865, which is at left below the trees.

Digitisation information

Date

24/02/2012

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

6,378 x 3,653 pixels (23.3 MP)

Size

69.92 MB

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