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AC Kinnear taking cine photos, Ritchie's Ridge. [PRG 1218/34/939] • Photograph

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Summary

Press correspondent AC Kinnear taking cine photographs of members of a South Australian Government expedition sent to the Simpson Desert to search for possible remains of explorer Ludwig Leichhardt. The expedition was mounted to examine relics found near Mount Dare Station by station owner Edwin Lowe. The site of their excavation was named 'Ritchie's Ridge' in honour of the Chief Secretary of South Australia at that time, Sir George Ritchie.

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Physical description

Negative (B&W); 120 mm

Dates / Publication details

1938

Photographer

Mountford, Charles P

Collection

Part of Mountford-Sheard collection

Subject

Kinnear, A. C.
Scientific expeditions -- South Australia

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Digitisation information

Date

30/07/2021

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

6,742 x 8,022 pixels (54.1 MP)

Size

108.19 MB

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