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Darke Peake [B 9284] • Photograph

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Summary

Darke's Monument at Darke's Peak looking easterly. The inscription reads as follows: Sacred to the memory of John Charles Darke, surveyor who was mortally wounded by natives when exploring in this locality on October 23, 1844, and died the following day. Erected by the South Australian Government, 1910". In 1844 John Darke, John Henry Theakstone, James Howard and one other man set off from Adelaide to explore the country west and north west of Port Lincoln and Spencer Gulf. The 1564 foot high peak was named after Darke by surveyor Thomas Evans in 1865.

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.2 cm x 9.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

1935

Collection

Part of Darke Peak Collection

Subject

Darke, John Charles, 1806-1844 -- Monuments
Explorers -- South Australia -- Darke Peak
Sepulchral monuments -- South Australia -- Darke Peak

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General notes

Geospatial coordinates indicate an approximate location.

Digitisation information

Date

23/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,270 x 2,235 pixels (7.3 MP)

Size

7.34 MB

Location

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