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River Murray lock under construction [B 72798] • Photograph

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Summary

One of the River Murray locks under construction. Huge amounts of timber were required to drive the steam engines which were the only source of "power" on the construction. Also huge amounts of timber 'piles' were used in the construction. The buildings on the bank are the 'workshops' and beyond these would have been the accommodation for the men involved and their families. It is possibly Lock 5 near Paringa, but there is insufficient detail to tell. (Information supplied by a researcher).

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Physical description

Photograph (B&W print); 8.5 cm x 14 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1920

Photographer

Reiners Studio

Collection

Part of Renmark Collection

Subject

Lumber trade -- South Australia -- Renmark Region
Inland water transportation -- South Australia -- Renmark Region
Locks (Hydraulic engineering) -- Murray River (N.S.W.-S.A.)
Murray River (N.S.W.-S.A.)

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Digitisation information

Date

22/02/2013

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

6,259 x 3,817 pixels (23.9 MP)

Size

71.69 MB

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