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Tod River Reservoir embankment. [B 76708/5] • Photograph

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Summary

Cars parked on the road at the leakey end of the Tod River Reservoir embankment. There is a small stone hut on the banks in the distance. In 1926 the reservoir was leaking 700,000 gallons a day, enough to supply Port Lincoln.

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Physical description

Photograph (black and white print), 6.5 x 11 cm.

Dates / Publication details

10 October 1926

Photographer

Morris, E

Collection

Part of General Collection

Subject

Agriculture -- South Australia -- Eyre Peninsula.
Clearing of land -- South Australia -- Eyre Peninsula.
Land use -- South Australia -- Eyre Peninsula.
Railroads -- South Australia -- Eyre Peninsula.
Reservoirs -- South Australia -- Eyre Peninsula.
Water-supply -- South Australia -- Eyre Peninsula.
Mines and mineral resources -- South Australia -- Eyre Peninsula.
Eyre Peninsula (S.A.)

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General notes

William Humphrey Harvey (1869-1935), Minister for Education, was the great-grandfather of the donor.

See article: 'Eyre Peninsula. A parliamentary visit' in 'The Adelaide Chronicle', Saturday 16 October 1926, page 50, for details of the visit from Monday 10 October 1926 to Wednesday 12 October 1926. See article 'Parliamentary Trip, West Coast Itinerary Revised' in the 'Observer', Saturday 9 October 1926, page 34, for itinerary for the visit.

Digitisation information

Date

21/05/2018

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,767 x 3,620 pixels (20.9 MP)

Size

146.12 MB

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