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Terowie Railway Station [B 8717] • Photograph

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Summary

Terowie railway station. Terowie was founded as a private venture by John A Mitchell who built a public house on the main road near the Inkermann Mine. The Railway Station was opened in 1880 when the line to Adelaide was completed. The Trans-Australian Railway opened in 1917 and business escalated until its closure in 1937 when the Adelaide to "Redhill line was extended to Port Pirie. Whilst changing trains at Terowie General MacArthur said "I came out of Bataan and I shall return".

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Physical description

Photograph; 13 cm x 8 cm

Dates / Publication details

1933

Collection

Part of Terowie Collection

Subject

Railroad stations -- South Australia -- Terowie

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Digitisation information

Date

15/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,582 x 2,121 pixels (7.6 MP)

Size

7.63 MB

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