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Prescott's Farm, Toorak Gdns [B 8010] • Photograph

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Summary

Prescott's Farm established in 1840 at Toorak Gardens. William Prescot, his wife Christian Elve and their six children arrived in Adelaide in 1838. He leased land from the South Australia Company to establish his farm. One of his daughters (Eliza Christiana 1800-1876) lived on the farm for the whole of her life in Australia. The farm produced wheat and dairy goods amid the eucalypt savannah and acacia scrub. This view was taken from the corner of Kensington Road and Prescott Terrace, looking across Toorak towards Glen Osmond.The scene depicts stooks of wheat harvested in the fields and in the background are the Adelaide Hills unimpeded by houses or roads. The name Toorak comes from the Aboriginal word for teatree springs.

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Physical description

Photograph; 27.8 cm x 10.1 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1890

Collection

Part of Toorak Gardens Collection

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Date

03/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

4,579 x 1,659 pixels (7.6 MP)

Size

22.82 MB

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