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War Loan tank in Kapunda [PRG 280/1/17/384] • Photograph

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Summary

On the afternoon of Tuesday 16 April 1918 the War Loan tank arrived in Kapunda. The Kapunda Herald reported, it was "met at the southern end of the town by the Mayor and others. A procession (which included school children under Mr. Murphy) was formed, and the tank escorted through the main street. The tank was in charge of Lieut. Colley, who was accompanied by two officials of the Commonwealth Bank. In the evening an enthusiastic meeting was held at Mr. Thompson's corner....After a few remarks by the Mayor (Mr. T Jeffs), Lieut. Colley gave an outline of the war loan..." Kapunda Herald 19 April 1918, page 2. The 35 hp Overland tourer, registration number 4926, in the foreground was registered to Mr. Sidney Kidman of Eringa, Kapunda. The Kapunda Herald reports that "Mr. S. Kidman, of Eringa, put in 50,500" Pounds.

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Physical description

photograph; 9.5 x 15 cm

Dates / Publication details

1918

Collection

Part of Searcy Collection

Subject

Colley, Leon Edward
Jeffs, Thomas, 1863-1934
Kidman, Sidney, Sir, 1857-1935
Automobiles -- South Australia
Fund raising -- South Australia
World War, 1914-1918 -- South Australia -- Kapunda
Kapunda (S.A.)

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Digitisation information

Date

22/10/2001

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,140 x 2,001 pixels (6.3 MP)

Size

6.29 MB

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