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#16201 - Swagger camp near the Power House

Resource ID
Location
16201
Photograph 2498
Title/subtitle
Swagger camp near the Power House
Format
Photograph
Identifier
Swagger camp; Power House; Kingston
Physical description
Black & white photograph; 9cm x 14cm
Summary
Swagger camp opposite the Power House. The camp was for married men and lasted from 1913 to 1921. It was built across what is now Wentworth Avenue to Gosse Street.
Availability
Not for loan. Copies available for purchase
Notes
Written on the back; \"Putting the iron on Dad's roof. From Will to his sister Mrs Boag\". The photograph was included in Ann Gugler's book 'The Builders of Canberra 1909-1929' and in the Canberra Historical Journal of March 1993. An enlarged version can be found at Photograph 2499.