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Giant ant hills, East Kimberley

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Alexander McCallum

1926

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Alexander McCallum collection > North West and Kimberleys tour, 1926

Overview

Black and white photograph of many termite nests (ant hills), taken in scrubland.

Historical information

Photographs taken during the ministerial tour of the North-West region, by Alexander McCallum, Minister for Public Works.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-103-JCPML00823/3/2

Item type

Photographs

Themes

Keywords

Place made

Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Geotag

-15.601258770511, 127.09752050767
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Last modified

Friday, 2 October, 2026

Completeness

100

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One termite hill in the foreground and many in the background, located in Australian scrubland.

Anthills are more commonly referred to as 'termite mounds', and are common across the Kimberley and northern parts of Australia.

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