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Albany Historical Society Inc > Records

PORONGURUP, LOOKING TOWARDS KARRIBANK

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c. 1920

Overview

Black and white photograph taken some time in the 1920s from the north side of Devils Slide looking NNE toward Karribank with Gibraltar Rock dominating centre right. The view to Karribank itself obscured by the ridge leading to Anguin Peak.

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Registration number

cwa-org-51-P1998.1505

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Themes

Contextual Information

Provides important comparative land-use context. Slopes of the Porongurup are well wooded here with limited clearing for agriculture in the hinterland to the NE.

Keywords

Porongorup Ranges

Place made

Porongurup
Western Australia
Australia

Year

c. 1920

Primary significance criteria

Scientific or research significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Geotag

-34.674143487755, 117.85102982014

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