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Cobdogla Station homestead [B 7834] • Photograph

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Summary

Trussell family members outside Cobdogla Station Homestead, including Mary Ann and several of her children. Her husband James Trussell was the Manager of Cobdogla Station, which was owned by the Chambers Brothers of Adelaide. Note the thatched roof of the homestead. From information provided by a family member, the people in this image standing and sitting (centre) are: Helena Maud, Jessie Mary , Annie Eliza , Isabel Kirwin Trussell, George James and Albert Murray Trussell. Of the two ladies to the right of the photo, the older lady (in grey) is Mary Ann Trussell (nee Thomas), wife of James Trussell (Manager of the Chambers Bros property known as Cobdogla Station) and the mother of the 6 younger people. The lady in black standing alongside Mrs Trussell is Olive Maud Thomas (niece of Mrs Trussell). The Cobdogla Station Homestead was built on land originally taken up by John Chambers before any official surveys were made of the area. In some of his explorations, John McDouall Stuart used and valued horses bred at Cobdogla station, including on his sixth and final expedition of 1861-62. This expedition crossed the continent from south to north, and much of this route was later used for the path of the Overland Telegraph Line. The Cobdogla horses were branded half-circle C. The whitewashed buildings are thatched and are surrounded by a picket fence. There are outhouses and a large chimney at one end of the homestead.

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Physical description

Photograph; 18.0 cm x 15.0 cm

Dates / Publication details

1891

Photographer

Kelly & Co

Subject

Trussell (Family)
Farmhouses -- South Australia -- Cobdogla
Thatched roofs -- South Australia -- Cobdogla

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General notes

Geospatial coordinates indicate an approximate location.

Digitisation information

Date

08/11/2005

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Resolution

3,156 x 2,624 pixels (8.3 MP)

Size

8.31 MB

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