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    Darwin, c. 1880, courtesy of State Library of South Australia.

Title
Chinese housing in Palmerston (Darwin)
Description

Row of houses with gabled roofs (some slab style). Tree behind the houses. Dirt road leading to the houses in the foreground.

Date
1870s - c. 1890
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston)
Interpretive description

The reference number associated with the National Library of Australia copy of this photograph suggests it is a copy of the print held at the State Library of South Australia collection.

External Url
http://images.slsa.sa.gov.au/mpcimg/10250/B10120.htm

Versions

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    Title
    Darwin
    Description

    Chinese and other shanties

    Date
    c. 1880
    Type
    catalogue record + digital image
    Form
    photograph; 20.6 cm x 15.6 cm
    Control
    B 10120
    Source

    Darwin Collection, 1860 - 1940; State Library of South Australia. Details

    Rights
    Reproduction rights owned by the State Library of South Australia.
  2. Print
    Title
    Palmerston - Chinese shanties
    Type
    Print
    Control
    CP 188
    Source

    Timothy G. Jones Personal photographs of Arltunga, Brocks Creek, Maranboy and Chinese activities in Darwin, 1879-1959, 1879 - 1959, NTRS 234; Northern Territory Archives Service, Darwin Branch. Details

  3. Print
    Title
    Chinese and other shanties
    Date
    1870 - 1890
    Type
    Print
    Control
    B10120, NL 32393
    Source

    Compactus collection; National Library of Australia - Picture collection. Details

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Created: 26 August 2004, Last modified: 9 April 2009