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Title
George Strickland Kingston - Rainfall observations, 1858-1875
Creator
George Strickland Kingston
Call number
MLMSS 7578/Box 1X
Level of description
fonds
Date

1858-1875
Type of material
Textual Records, Clippings
Reference code
446776
Physical Description
0.16 metres of textual material (1 outsize box)
Textual Records - (manuscript)
Clippings
ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

George Strickland Kingston arrived in South Australia in 1836 as Deputy Surveyor to Colonel William Light. He was a principal designer of the town plan of Adelaide. In 1838 he resigned from the Survey Department and commenced business as a civil engineer and architect. He was knighted in 1870.
Scope and Content
Register of the rain gauge kept on West Terrace, Adelaide from 1858 to 1875. Also includes newscuttings with tables of rain fall from 1838 to 1865.
Subject
David Scott Mitchell Collection.
Meteorology--South Australia.
Rain and rainfall--South Australia--Adelaide--Statistics.
Place
Adelaide (S. Aust.)

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