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Harding's Smithy, Pt. Elliot [B 14807] • Photograph

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Summary

Harding's Smithy, Port Elliot. Notes on the back of the original photograph say "Photo taken in the early 1890s. Port Elliot. James Shaw Hardings's property next to Hardings's Store and near Freeling Street - facing The Strand. James Shaw Harding and his wife, Eliza (nee Newling) arrived from Duxford Cambridgeshire England in the "Mary Greene" in 1853, accompanied by their children William aged 8 and Sarah aged 1. In the photograph are JS Harding, his son Walter and infant son andalso Fred Rouse. " The original building was built by James Shaw Harding in the 1850's. Extensive additions, including a new shop and dwelling house were erected in 1879. Harding's daughter, Mrs Sarah Skeldon ran the shop until 1899. The remains of the blacksmith shop with fine bluestone and timber slab wall and bluestone stables still stand

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Physical description

Photograph; 20.7 cm x 15.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1897

Collection

Part of Port Elliot Collection

Subject

Harding's (Firm)
Blacksmiths -- South Australia -- Port Elliot

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Digitisation information

Date

18/05/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,981 x 2,579 pixels (10.3 MP)

Size

30.83 MB

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