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Thomas Gilbert [B 8737] • Photograph

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Summary

Thomas Gilbert, first Colonial Storekeeper. He arrived in South Australia from England on board the Cygnet in 1836. He was a pioneer responsible for all government stores which included pioneering equipment, rations, hardware, clothing. His store and residence was built on the northern side of the Torrens, adjacent to the Iron Store. He ran the first post office from his residence. The buildings were the first European structures built on the Adelaide Plains.

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.3 cm x 10.9 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1855

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Gilbert, Thomas, 1786-1873

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Digitisation information

Date

15/11/2005

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image/tiff

Resolution

2,712 x 3,337 pixels (9.0 MP)

Size

27.18 MB

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