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Studio portrait of Dr Octavius Hammond of Poonindie

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DecriptionThis is a studio portrait of the Reverend Octavius Hammond, incumbent of St Thomas' Church, Port Lincoln from 1858-1878, and prior to this 'Surgeon Superintendent' of Poonindie Mission Station, the first Aboriginal mission in South Australia (SLSA). He had previously been employed as a physician in Adelaide and was sent to Poonindie to try to abate the high mortality rate in the area. He was later ordained at St Thomas' Church in 1858 where he stayed until his death in 1878.
In 1960 a plaque in memory of Octavius Hammond was placed in the Church of St. Matthew, Poonindie.
Shortly after Dr. Hammond's death the S.A. Register published an obituary which is here quoted in part:-
"He was much respected by the residents of Port Lincoln, much beloved by the Poonindie natives, honoured and esteemed by the Bishop and clergy of the Church of England.
The chief features of his character were an intelligent benevolence, great conscientiousness and care in all he undertook to do, and a habitual considerateness for the feelings of others. He was a gentleman above all things else - a gentleman of the old school,
retaining in his manners and address that flavour of quiet courtesy and refinement which is a rare thing in the rough-and-ready life of a colony.
His was not one of the active energetic nature, but in quietness was his strength". (Source: poonindie.com).CreatorState Government PhotographerLocationnot specifiedKeywordsChurchesportraitsDate of Creation1885Catalogue NumberGN03049

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