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"Camilla House", Semaphore [B 9468] • Photograph

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Summary

"Camilla House", Captain John Bickers' home on the Esplanade at Semaphore, situated on the north corner of South Terrace and the Esplanade. Captain John Bickers arrived in South Australia in 1847 in his brigantine "Camilla". He established the BB Line of Sailing Vessels. He settled at Semaphore and became an extensive shipowner and traded with China, Japan, Mauritius, Cape Colony, Ceylon etc. He erected a flagpole on the sloping lawns in front of Camilla House.

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Physical description

Photograph; 18.8 cm x 12.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1866

Collection

Part of Semaphore Collection

Subject

Bickers, John, 1815-1897
Camilla House (Semaphore, S.A.)
Architecture, Domestic -- South Australia -- Semaphore

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Digitisation information

Date

24/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,269 x 2,255 pixels (7.4 MP)

Size

7.40 MB

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