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Torrens Weir [B 7876] • Photograph

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Summary

Torrens Weir was opened 21 July 1881 and it transformed a string of muddy waterholes into a picturesque lake. The Torrens Lake Weir is of added interest as an early concrete gravity dam. The concrete is formulated with lime rather than cement.

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Physical description

Photograph; 21.5 cm x 15.0 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1881

Photographer

Sweet, Samuel White

Collections

Part of Adelaide Views Collection
Part of Torrens Weir Collection
Part of Sweet Collection

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Digitisation information

Date

10/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,144 x 2,244 pixels (7.1 MP)

Size

21.19 MB

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