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Wool Plant, Hindmarsh [B 9776] • Photograph

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Summary

Wool stacks at W. Peacock & Sons wool Washing Plant. Peacock's wool scouring premises, Hindmarsh. In 1870 a newly erected dam at Hindmarsh, built by W Peacock and Sons was used to wash wool. The dam crossed the River Torrens and was 80 feet in length and 27 feet in thickness. This photograph shows the buildings on Adam Street at Hindmarsh used by W Peacock to treat the wool. GH Michel and Sons later purchased the works in 1903. The bales of wool are piled ten high in a huge stack. Men are standing proudly on top and around the bottom of this stack.

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.6 cm x 9.9 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1890

Photographer

Adcock, Thomas

Collection

Part of Hindmarsh Collection

Subject

W. Peacock & Sons
Wool -- South Australia -- Hindmarsh

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Digitisation information

Date

28/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,152 x 2,170 pixels (6.8 MP)

Size

20.54 MB

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