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Building a ship in dry dock [PRG 1316/10/27] • Photograph

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Summary

Barge in Goolwa. According to a researcher, this is commonly called a bin barge. It is a work barge for carrying materials, on the river for lock and weir construction. It also carried machinery and doubled as work platforms for machinery. It is on a slip, probably Craig's slip at Goolwa.

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Physical description

Negative (glass, quarter plate)

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1928

Photographer

Brooker, William Charles

Collection

Part of Brooker Collection

Subject

Barges -- South Australia -- Goolwa

Catalogue record

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General notes

This image has been taken from a collection of photographs by William Charles Brooker. Only a selection of these photographs have been included in this database; contact prints for the entire collection may be requested through the reference desk for viewing in the reading room.

Digitisation information

Date

04/10/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,992 x 2,964 pixels (8.9 MP)

Size

26.64 MB

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