Russ Ashton photographic collection [picture] / Russ Ashton
- Bib ID:
- 3991445
- Format:
- Picture
- Author:
- Ashton, John Russell (Russ), 1925-2003
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- between 1948 and 1989
- ca. 284 photographs : b&w and col.
- ca. 410 transparencies : col.
- ca. 117 negatives : b&w and col.
- 1 medal : brass ; 3.6 x 3.6 cm. + blue ribbon.
- Summary:
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Collection of images mainly depicting the activities of the Tasmanian Hydro-Electric Commission, including survey expeditions, transportation, working conditions and landscapes before and after flooding by dam waters. Included are photographs of the construction of the Gordon Dam, Lake Pedder before inundation and a time and panorama sequence, three of which show the gradual rise of the waters of Lake Pedder taken from the same viewpoint.
- Biography/History:
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John Russell Ashton was born in 1925 at Caulfield, Victoria. He was educated at Canberra Grammar and received a government scholarship to attend Sydney University. After graduation he worked for the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority. He joined the Tasmanian Hydro-Electric Commission as assistant engineer in 1947, rising through the ranks to become Commissioner from 1977 to 1987, during the period of the Lake Pedder controversy.
- Notes:
- Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-147135499
- Related Material:
- Papers of Russ Ashton; located at; National Library of Australia Manuscript collection MS 9808.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Donated by Ashton family, 2003.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Captions devised from inscriptions on verso of images and accompanying documentation. Not all accession numbers have been used, for further information on captions see file NLA03/107.
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Terms of Use:
- Copyright restrictions may apply.
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2073 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Photograph
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 2003
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1989
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