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John Riddoch [B 9866] • Photograph

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Summary

[Genral description] Full length portrait of John Riddoch who emigrated from Scotland in 1852 and made money at the River Owens goldfields, subsequently became, along with his brother George a wealthy pastoralist, later politician. He bought Yallum Park estate in 1861 and built a large Italianate mansion where he entertained a variety of famous people including royalty. He was the first to recognise the famous terra rossa soul of the Conawarra winegrowing district.

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Physical description

Photograph; 9.6 cm x 6.0 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1869

Photographer

Wyatt, Thomas J. J

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Riddoch, John, 1827-1901
Pioneers -- South Australia -- Yallum

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Digitisation information

Date

29/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,060 x 3,402 pixels (7.0 MP)

Size

21.05 MB

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