Afton Downs abt. 14 miles South from Hughenden
View / Open Files
Contributors
Queensland, Australia, Water Supply Department
Creation Date
2003-07-30
Publication Date
2004-11-05Publisher
Royal Commonwealth Society Library. Cambridge University Library. University of Cambridge.
Language
en_GB
Type
Image
Metadata
Show full item recordCitation
Unknown author (2004). Afton Downs abt. 14 miles South from Hughenden [digital image]. http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/1420
Description
205 x 130 mm. Showing a group of men posing in front of machinery and a bore which is flowing. Notice on ground reads 'Welcome Lord Hopetun/This is Canada's assistance in advancing Australia/Queensland Boring Coy'. Lord Hopetun is presumably J.A.L. Hope (1860-1908), 7th Earl of Hopetoun and first Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia until 1902. The reference to Canada's assistance is probably the boring machine itself. A machine known as the 'Canadian Pole Tool' became generally regarded as the most efficient borer on deep wells and was used extensively, first at Thurrulgoonia when the normal drills had problems with the depth.
Spatial Coverage
Queensland (Oceania, Australia)
Temporal Coverage
start=1894; end=1894; scheme=DCTERMS.W3CDTF
Relationships
Host Item: RCS Photograph Collection, Y3085K.
Rights
All Rights Reserved, Copyright Cambridge University Library.
Licence URL: https://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved/
Statistics
Recommended or similar items
The current recommendation prototype on the Apollo Repository will be turned off on 03 February 2023. Although the pilot has been fruitful for both parties, the service provider IKVA is focusing on horizon scanning products and so the recommender service can no longer be supported. We recognise the importance of recommender services in supporting research discovery and are evaluating offerings from other service providers. If you would like to offer feedback on this decision please contact us on: support@repository.cam.ac.uk