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Damage to grave of Walter Duffield at Mount Stromlo following 2003 Canberra bushfires

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dc.coverage.spatialMount Stromlo, Australian Capital Territoryen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-11T04:56:08Z
dc.date.available2019-01-11T04:56:08Z
dc.date.created2003
dc.description.abstractBetween 18-22 January 2003, parts of south-west Canberra were severely impacted by bushfires. The fires destroyed most of the Australian National University's Mount Stromlo Observatory, including the original observatory building, workshops, several telescopes and staff homes. Walter Duffield was the inaugural director of the Commonwealth Solar Observatory (Mount Stromlo Observatory) from 1924 until his death in 1929. His grave lies at Mount Stromlo.en_AU
dc.format.extent13cm x 19cmen_AU
dc.format.mediumphotographen_AU
dc.format.mediumcolouren_AU
dc.identifierANUA 592-187-1en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/155139
dc.relation.ispartofRecords of the Commonwealth Solar Observatory (Mount Stromlo Observatory) and Duffield Familyen_AU
dc.rightsThis image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.en_AU
dc.subject.otherCommonwealth Solar Observatory (1924-1957)en_AU
dc.subject.otherbushfiresen_AU
dc.titleDamage to grave of Walter Duffield at Mount Stromlo following 2003 Canberra bushfiresen_AU
dc.typeImageen_AU
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.contributor.copyrightholderAustralian National Universityen_AU

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