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Ellis Bankin's motorcycle

Details:

Title

Ellis Bankin's motorcycle,

Photo number

PH0542/0066,

Collection

Richard Duckworth Collection, PictureNT, PictureNT,

Date

1936-01,

Description

Ellis Bankin's motorcycle. Bankin was a Victorian school teacher who went missing and died in the desert in January / February 1936 near Mount Connor. Near the former Primary in Glenroy is a small white cross with a plaque. Inscription " In memory of our late teacher ELLIS BANKIN who died in central Australia",

Language

English,

Subject

motorcycles,

Digital format

3690 x 5000 pixels : 24bpp ; 55.37Mb.,

Format

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm.,

File type

image/tiff,

Use

No known copyright,

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT,

License

https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/pdm,

Related links

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/728737 [LANT PictureNT: Ellis Bankin at a garage, PH0542/0046, Richard Duckworth Collection], https://hdl.handle.net/10070/726371 [LANT PictureNT: Portrait of Ellis Bankin, PH0542/0038, Richard Duckworth Collection], https://hdl.handle.net/10070/720721 [LANT PictureNT: Ellis Bankin refuelling at a homestead on the track, PH0542/0045, Richard Duckworth Collection], https://hdl.handle.net/10070/726910 [LANT PictureNT: Bankin's motorcycle frequently careered off the road and came to rest in a rabbit warren, PH0542/0051, Richard Duckworth Collection],

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/377,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/719960