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Sofala Town, ca. 1850

Sofala Town, ca. 1850

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1xqZwlAY

Sofala Town, ca. 1850

About this item

Full title

Sofala Town, ca. 1850

Date

ca. 1852

Call Numbers

SVIB/Sofa/1

Record Identifier

1xqZwlAY

Reference Code

441823

Formats

Physical Description

Contents

Drawings - 24.7 x 34.7 cm. - 1 pencil drawing

Other Descriptions

Level of description

Fonds

More information

Alternative Titles

Full title

Sofala Town, ca. 1850

Notes

General note

The drawing appears unfinished and has a key to places at lower right.

Signature / Inscriptions

Titled in pencil at centre beneath image.
At lower right of image, ""A. Golden Point / B. Maitland Pt. / C. M..ly [?] Pt.""

Contextual Information

Administrative / Biographical history

The township of Sofala began in 1851 based on gold mining activities in the areas of Golden Point, Maitland Point, and Sheep Station point. -- Reference: Sofala days and Turonites : with gold-nugget locations and metal detecting maps / text by John Rule. Yagoona, N.S.W. : J. Rule, 1980

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

SVIB/Sofa/1

Record Identifier

1xqZwlAY

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1xqZwlAY

Other Identifiers

Reference code

441823

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