First government tourist party at summit cottage - Mt. Kosciusko, NSW, [1906]
First government tourist party at summit cottage - Mt. Kosciusko, NSW, [1906]
First government tourist party at summit cottage - Mt. Kosciusko, NSW, [1906]
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30 December 1906
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At Work and Play - 05232
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First government tourist party at summit cottage - Mt. Kosciusko, NSW, [1906]
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Digital order no:bcp_05232
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Original item no. BCP 05232
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The photograph appeared in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser for 16 January 1907 on page 161 and an article about the event appeared on page 142. ¶¶http://trove.nla.gov.au
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The hut was formerly the "Mount Kosciusko Meteorological Observatory" or "Wragge's Observatory Hut", set up by the Queensland Government Meteorologist, Clement Lindley Wragge. It was completed on Sunday 17 April 1898 by Cooma builders, brothers Arthur and Herb Mawson, and building partner D. McArthur. It operated until July 1902 when the Government...
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At Work and Play - 05232
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YEGXPyXn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YEGXPyXn
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393271
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