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Memorial for Captain Collet Barker [PRG 280/1/43/220] • Photograph

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Summary

The tablet erected in memory of Captain Collet Barker who was killed by Aboriginal people on the 30th April 1831 during his attempt to find the passage between Lake Alexandrina and the Gulf of St. Vincent in South Australia.

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Physical description

photograph; 14.5 cm x 20.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1910

Collection

Part of Searcy Collection

Subject

Barker, Collet, 1784-1831
Explorers -- South Australia
Memorials -- New South Wales -- Sydney

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General notes

Historical information

Captain Barker was an officer of His Majesty's 39th Regiment of Foot; the tablet was erected by Colonel Lindesay and his brother officers at St. James' Church, Sydney. See proceedings of Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, S.A. Branch, Vol. VI 1902-03 page 28'.

Digitisation information

Date

30/10/2002

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,138 x 2,241 pixels (7.0 MP)

Size

7.04 MB

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