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Gold Escort Route memorial [PRG 1631/97/64] • Photograph

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Summary

Memorial to the Gold Escort Route north of Horshma on the Dimboola Road. The sign reads, "Police Commissioner Alexander Tolmer led the first Mt. Alexander gold escort this way March 1852. During 1852-3 £1,166,000 worth of gold was escorted along this route by South Australian Mounted Police." To see a selection of photographs in this collection, search on Archival number PRG 1631/97.

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Physical description

1 photograph : black and white ; 12.6 x 17.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

1 May 1986

Photographer

Ragless, Margaret E

Collection

Part of Margaret E. Ragless Collection

Subject

Memorials -- Victoria
Gold mines and mining -- Victoria -- Alexander, Mount
Mounted Police -- South Australia -- History

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Digitisation information

Date

19/01/2015

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,184 x 3,768 pixels (19.5 MP)

Size

58.62 MB

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