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Diary and other items belonging to W.A. Crowder [D 8065/1/37(L)] • Mixed material

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Summary

Diary of W.A. Crowder, member of the Overland Telegraph Line construction party, in original canvas bag, with inserts of Roper River Aboriginal words, verse, telegram, card, flying fish wing and hakea leaves, carved 'swagger stick' and telescope. A transcript of the diary is included with the group. See below for details.

Restrictions

This image depicts Australian Aboriginal people or aspects of their culture.

Conditions of use

Physical description

Manuscript;
mixed realia
10 cm

Dates / Publication details

1871-1872

Creator

Crowder, William Alfred

Subject

Crowder, William Alfred, 1854-1891 -- Diaries
Overland Telegraph Line (N.T. and S.A.)

Catalogue record

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Local notes

Contains Aboriginal content

Historical information

William Alfred Crowder was born in South Australia on 3 January 1854, the son of Nathaniel and Emily (nee Hayward) Crowder. He married Isabella Brown McCallum on 25 July 1878 with whom he had four children - William, Margaret, George and Mima. He died on 26 August 1891 aged 37 years.

Digitisation information

Date

08/02/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

4,696 x 3,681 pixels (17.3 MP)

Size

51.88 MB

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