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Commemorative plaque, Parliament House, Adelaide [B 76612] • Photograph

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Summary

Bronze memorial plaque in honour of Edward Gibbon Wakefield on Parliament House, Adelaide. The wording on the plaque reads; "In honour of Edward Gibbon Wakefield 1796-1862 The author of the system of land-sales colonization upon which the Province of South Australia was founded for free settlers with freehold lands and resultant self-government 1952". The plaque modelled by Joseph Choate and caste by S.A. Brass Founders was unveiled by the Governor, Sir Willougby Norrie, on 18 April 1952.

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Physical description

1 photograph : colour

Dates / Publication details

15 February 2018

Photographer

Scott, Jenny

Collection

Part of Parliament House Collection

Subject

Parliament House (Adelaide, S.A.)
Plaques, plaquettes -- South Australia -- Adelaide

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Digitisation information

Date

22/02/2018

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,528 x 2,814 pixels (7.1 MP)

Size

21.38 MB

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