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Fletcher's Slip, Birkenhead [PRG 631/2/949] • Photograph

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Summary

This patent slip, the first one in South Australia, was shipped out to the colony in by the South Australian Company in 1837 but some years passed before Henry Cruickshank Fletcher aquired and installed it- it was a working slip from 1851, providing an indispensable service to local and visiting shipping. The business grew and Mr. Fletcher became a wealthy man with a great deal of influence in the Port. [On back of photograph] 'Fletcher's Slip, Pt. Adelaide / March 24, 1896 / Fletcher's slip is situated on the Birkenhead side of the river, opposite Prince's Wharf at the west corner of Fletcher Street'.

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Physical description

Photograph & neg.; 11.2 cm x 7.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1896

Photographer

Gall, Ernest

Collection

Part of Birkenhead Collection

Catalogue record

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Digitisation information

Date

01/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,160 x 3,174 pixels (6.9 MP)

Size

6.88 MB

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