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Port Adelaide [B 11691] • Photograph

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Summary

Port Adelaide: in the foreground is the "Lady Diana" with the dredger "Willunga" behind. "Lady Diana" was built at Port Adelaide in 1877. The dredger "Willunga" was involved in a collision with the SS "Victorian" in 1877. The captain of the "Victorian" was found responsible and had his pilot license suspended. The "Willunga" was built in 1876 for the South Australian Government. The dredger was built of iron and weighed 787 tons gross. It foundered off Percy Island in 1915 while under tow from Cairns to Sydney

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Physical description

Photograph; 25.8 cm x 19.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1872

Collection

Part of Port Adelaide Collection

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Digitisation information

Date

17/01/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,238 x 2,458 pixels (8.0 MP)

Size

23.91 MB

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