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Attributed to Adam Gustavus Ball (1821–1882), Goyder fighting off a kangaroo c 1865 watercolour on paper, 36 x 49 cm. State Library of South Australia, gift of Mrs Helena Bishop 2025, B 78686

After seeing three paintings of great historical significance, following a random but serendipitous encounter, severalSouth Australian collectors arranged for the items to be deposited in the State Library of South Australia where they canbe catalogued, preserved, and made digitally and physically accessible to researchers.

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