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Photographs from the AOU expedition [PRG 335/78/18] • Photograph

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Summary

Approaching land from the sea. According to S.A. White "The members of the Australasian Ornithological Union left Port Adelaide by the well-equipped and comfortable steamer 'Rupara' for Port Lincoln on October 5"

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Physical description

Negative (B&W);
photograph (B&W print)
2 cm

Dates / Publication details

1909

Creator

White (Family

Subject

Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union
Ornithologists -- South Australia -- Eyre Peninsula

Catalogue record

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Historical information

Naturalist Charles Barrett, in his publication 'In Australian Wilds', writes "It was in October 1909 that the Australasian Ornithologists' Union held a working camp out on Eyre's peninsula. The party numbered twenty-six, ...There were botanists and entomologists, as well as bird students...". The expedition is mentioned by J.D. Somerville in an article in the 'Port Lincoln Times', 4 December 1936.

Digitisation information

Date

16/07/2013

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

4,251 x 5,597 pixels (23.8 MP)

Size

71.40 MB

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