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Town Hall, Port Adelaide [B 8249] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] The Town Hall on St Vincent Street was designed by architects Woods and Wright and features a clock tower and belfry, the foundation stone being laid by Sir James H. Fisher on 10 June, 1865 with the official opening on 29 August 1866. The clock was imported from London on the Indes in 1867. The building on the left has a shopfront which sells a variety of goods including wash tubs. Young street trees have wooden tree-guards to protect them. [On back of photograph] 'Port Adelaide Town Hall / On the left of it is a house built in 1848 by D. Bower / 1872-86'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 20.6 cm x 15.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1872

Collection

Part of Port Adelaide Collection

Subject

Municipal buildings -- South Australia -- Port Adelaide
City halls -- South Australia -- Port Adelaide

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Digitisation information

Date

10/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,603 x 2,737 pixels (9.9 MP)

Size

29.62 MB

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