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Sir William Wellington Cairns [B 8854] • Photograph

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Summary

Sir William Wellington Cairns was acting Governor of South Australia for eight weeks only. He suffered ill health as Governor of Queensland and moved to South Australia to enjoy a cooler climate. He resigned after eight weeks due to insomnia and the long lasting effects of tropical disease. He eventually died in London of bronchitis.

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Physical description

Photograph;

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1877

Artist

Hood, John

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Cairns, William Wellington, Sir, 1828?-1888

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Digitisation information

Date

15/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,174 x 3,159 pixels (6.9 MP)

Size

6.89 MB

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