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Government House and the River Torrens
Title : Government House and the River Torrens Government House and the River Torrens
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Creator : Hindmarsh, Mary
Date of creation : 1837
Format : Artwork
Dimensions : 280 mm x 249 mm
Contributor : State Library catalogue
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An illustration of early Government House in Adelaide, by Mary Hindmarsh including details of contemporary dwellings and waterside features with part of the River Torrens and the gardener's house in the foreground.


Mary Hindmarsh was the daughter of the first Governor of South Australia, Captain John Hindmarsh.
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Related names :

Hindmarsh, John, Sir, 1785-1860

 

Coverage year : 1837
Period : 1836-1851
Place : River Torrens, South Australia
Region : Adelaide city
Further reading :

Ponds, ponts & Pop-eye : notes for an afternoon afloat on Adelaide's River Torrens, 21 November 1999 / field notes. contributors: Keith Altmann ... [et al.], North Adelaide : Institution of Engineers Australia, South Australian Division, [1999]

Kaurna meyunna, Kaurna yerta tampendi (Recognising Kaurna people and Kaurna land) : walking trail guide : Karrawirra Parri (River Torrens) and Adelaide city area, [Adelaide] : Graham F Smith Peace Trust, 2002 Smith, Derek L., Twidale C. R.

Borrow, K. T, Government House, Adelaide (1837-1901), Adelaide: Pioneers' Association of South Australia, 1982

Heritage of the city of Adelaide: an illustrated guide, editors: Susan Marsden, Paul Stark and Patricia Sumerling, Adelaide: Corporation of the City of Adelaide, 1990

Government House, Adelaide: the house and grounds, edited by Gavin Walkley, [Adelaide]: National Trust of South Australia, 1988

Langmead, Donald, Accidental architect, Darlinghurst, N.S.W.: Crossing Press, 1994

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