Report on pastoral country about Barrow's Creek Telegraph Station, overland telegraph, N.T., 20,000 square miles, 25 years' leases
- Bib ID:
- 854104
- Format:
- Book
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- Adelaide : Frearson and Brother, 1882
- 20 pages ; colour illustration ; 21 cm
- Full contents:
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- Extracts from the diary of John McDougall [should read McDouall] Stuart, the great explorer, on his trip across the continent, 1860-[61], Parliamentary papers nos. 65 and 169 pp. 1-10
- Report on pastoral country at Barrow's Creek / by R.R. Knuckey [superintendent of the Overland Telegraph Construction Company] pp. 10-12
- Copy of original report on run, claims - 20,450 square miles, Central Australia, about Barrow's Creek / [by Charles Winnecke, 'Leader Herbert River and North-Eastern Exploring Party' and former Government Surveyor] pp. 12-20.
- Notes:
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- Frontispiece colour lithographed plate (Hardy, Winnecke & Co. del.), is titled Overland telegraph line Barrow Creek Station.
- Library's Np copy is missing the colour plate. SR copy is complete and accompanied by a map: Plan accompanying report by C. Winnecke late explorer & trig surveyor, Survey Department S.A. on Block of pastoral country situate on Overland Telegraph Line in Northern Territory of South Australia. Issued: Adelaide : Hardy, Winnecke and Co., 67 x 60 cm.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-27895014
- Binding:
- Grey paper wrappers. Sewn.
- Cited In:
- Ferguson, J.A. Bibliography of Australia, 14871.
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- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1914
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1882
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