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Port Wallaroo from the jetty [B 8127] • Artwork

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Summary

Lithographic print of a panoramic view of Port Wallaroo from the Jetty, with the smelting works in the background. A note on the back by O. Pryor reads: 'View of Wallaroo Jetty and Smelting works. Erection of smelters began early in 1861. Ten furnaces completed about September of that year. Fires list in November 1861. Wood fuel used at first, mixed with coal a little later. Architects: G. and E. Hamilton, Adelaide. Contractors: Tiver and Co. Superintendent: Capt. Lysson Jones, formerly of Burra and Kapunda. Stack - 110 feet high, 24 feet square at base, 12 feet square at summit. See the "Observer" for articles on furnaces, jetty & stack (Jan. 25, 1862), opening ceremony and lighting new furnaces (Nov. 16, 1861, Suppl. 4c), new jetty (Nov. 30, 1861, 2b), and arrival of crane and donkey engine for jetty (Dec. 14, 1861, 7g).

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Physical description

Engraving (lithograph); 20.5 cm x 30.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

1862

Artist

Wyatt, William

Collection

Part of Artwork Collection (WITHDRAWN)

Subject

Wyatt, William, 1838-1872
Wallaroo (S.A.)

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General notes

Artwork is signed by the artist, bottom left corner 'Wyatt' (in reverse).

Smelting works were erected early 1861, with fires lit in November the same year.

Historical information

Born in South Australia, William Wyatt Junior was the son of prominent surgeon and early settler William Wyatt Senior (1804-1886). Additional information supplied by a researcher: SA Weekly Chronicle, Saturday 20 September 1862, Topics of the week: 'Messrs. Penman & Galbraith have just completed a set of seven lithographs, drawn on stone by Mr. William Wyatt, and representing the Townships of Kadina and Wallaroo, and the following mines on Yorke's Peninsula: The Moonta, the Matta Matta, Duryea, New Cornwall, and Kurilla.'

Digitisation information

Date

03/03/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,652 x 2,715 pixels (9.9 MP)

Size

29.78 MB

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