Peat Island Centre, 2010 / photographed by Warren Clarke
Peat Island Centre, 2010 / photographed by Warren Clarke
Peat Island Centre, 2010 / photographed by Warren Clarke
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
29 April - 9 September, 2010
Call Numbers
a4791 Online
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
8 photographs - digital, TIFF file, coloured
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright - Life of photographer plus 70 years
Please acknowledge : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Warren Clarke
Issue Copy
Digitised
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
1. Peat Island Centre viewed from the eastern bank of the Hawkesbury River adjacent to the F3 (Pacific Highway), 12 August 2010
2. The northern end of the Peat Island Centre as viewed from the bridge and causeway linking it to the mainland section of the grounds, 12 August 2010
3. Peat Island resident Ronald Kennedy awaits the mail delivery s...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Peat Island Centre, 2010 / photographed by Warren Clarke
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 947268
Description source
Captions supplied by photographer
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Warren Clarke
Administrative / Biographical history
A large residential centre for people with intellectual disabilities, the Peat Island Centre closed in 2010 after 99 years of operation. Peat Island is located on the lower reaches of the Hawkesbury River, about 50 kilometres north of Sydney. Accommodation for people with an intellectual disability was established on the island in 1911. Peat Island...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
a4791 Online
Record Identifier
1DrmaON9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1DrmaON9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
923918
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