River Torrens circa 1850 |
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| Title : | River Torrens circa 1850 |
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| Creator : | Calvert, Samuel, 1828-1913 | ||
| Date of creation : | ca. 1850 | ||
| Format : | Artwork | ||
| Dimensions : | 336 x 227 mm | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Description : |
A lithograph from a drawing by Samuel Calvert of early settlement in Adelaide looking south-east from a point near Strangways Terrace in North Adelaide. In the foreground Aboriginal people are fishing in the River Torrens (Kaurna name: Karrawirra Parri). Cattle yards can be seen middle right and the Mount Lofty Ranges can be seen in the background. The Torrens rises near Mount Pleasant and flows to the west across the Adelaide Plains. Previously it ran into the Port River, but diverted itself by silting, creating an area of swamp known as the Reedbeds. In the 1930s a channel was made and the river was directed into this, to enter the Gulf St Vincent at Henley Beach South. |
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| Coverage year : | 1856 |
| 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. An historical account of flooding and related events in the Torrens River system from first settlement to 1986,[Adelaide]: Engineering and Water Supply Dept., 1987-1989 |
| Internet links : | Rivers and catchments : Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation website Did you know? : SA Memory page National Gallery of Australia : shows a hand coloured version of this lithograph |
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