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Railway Pier
Railway Pier, Geelong, in 1905.
The 'Odalisk' at Port Adelaide
The wooden brigantine 'Odalisk', 277 tons, at Port Adelaide [wooden 2 mast brigantine, 277 gross, 266 net tons. ON54371. 106.1 x 27.8 x 13.0 Built 1866 New Brunswick. Owners: formerly registered at Liverpool. 1869 William Howes, registered Port Adelaide; Dec. 1870 William Hamilton and partners. Converted to a hulk in 1882 - Adelaide Steam Tug Co. Ltd. Broken up and register closed 1916]
Shipping, Geelong, 'Moravian'
Shipping at Geelong in 1865 with the ship 'Moravian'.
Yarra Street Pier, 'Loch Katrine', 'Loch Tay', 'Hinemoa' and 'Lindfield'
Yarra Street Pier in 1894 with the ships 'Loch Katrine', 'Loch Tay', 'Hinemoa' and 'Lindfield'.
The 'Grace Darling' in an unidentified port
The wooden schooner 'Grace Darling', 82 tons, in an unidentified port [wooden 2 mast schooner, 82 tons. ON57502, 83.2 x 20.3 x 8.1. Built 1869 Hobart. Owners (came to Port Adelaide in 1873) William Tulloch, registered Port Adelaide. Sold to Fremantle in May 1892 and wrecked Feb. 4, 1914]
Shipping discharging cargo at Circular Quay, 'Damascus'
Ships discharging cargo at Circular Quay in the 1870's, 'Damascus' on the right.
Shipping at Circular Quay with 'Nineveh', 'Alexander Duthie', 'Harlaw'
Shipping at Circular Quay in the 1870's with the ships 'Nineveh', 'Alexander Duthie' and 'Harlaw'.
The barque 'Comliebank' in an unidentified port
The steel 4 masted barque 'Comliebank', 2283 tons, in an unidentified port.
Newcastle
Newcastle in the 1880's.
Ship 'Black Adder'
According to a researcher, this is Darling Harbour, looking south to Pyrmont Bridge from near Millers Point in the 1890's, with (left) the ship 'Black Adder'.
The 'Cygnet' at Port Adelaide
The wooden schooner 'Cygnet', 74 tons, at Port Adelaide [wooden 2 mast schooner. ON71759. 77 tons. 79.0 x 20.0 x 7.8. Built 1875 Port Adelaide. Owners GR Selth and others. When lost she was owned by L Hill, MV and J Sinclair and G Heyen. Wrecked Investigator Strait, August 6, 1905. Four lives lost]
The 'Yatala' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden schooner 'Yatala', 65 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden schooner (topsail) 65 tons, built at Port Adelaide. Built for Government use and was employed until 1864. See 'The Navy in South Australia' by Parsons, 1974]
The barque 'Comliebank' in an unidentified port
The steel 4 masted barque 'Comliebank', 2283 tons, in an unidentified port.
The 'George Thompson' in an unidentified port
The Composite Ship 'George Thompson', 1128 tons, in an unidentified port [wooden ship, later barque, 1128 tons. ON48866. 209.1 x 36.2 x 22.5. Built 1865 (5) W Hood and Co. Aberdeen (iron beams) Owners: Alex Nicol and Co. Registered Aberdeen 1883 sold to Sydney owners. Wrecked 13 June 1902, under the Chilean flag. Caption says 'composite' but this vessel was of wood construction]
Circular Quay from Dawes Point, 'Nineveh', 'Ann Duthie', 'Harlaw'
Circular Quay from Dawes Point, 1878, with the ships 'Nineveh', 'Ann Duthie' and 'Harlaw'.
Circular Quay, ship 'Great Victoria'
Circular Quay in the 1870's with the ship 'Great Victoria' and possibly the 'Herald'.
Geelong
View of the jetty at Geelong in 1860.
The 'Beatrice' in Roper River
The wooden schooner 'Beatrice', 72 tons, in Roper River. [wooden 2 masted schooner, ON23860, 99 tons, 94.1 x 19.1 x 11.5. Built 1860 Newhaven Sussex. Came to Australia in March 1862 owned by Thomas Must, registered Portland, Victoria. In September 1862 sold to Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty and the Province of South Australia. Sold out of Government service July 1890 owner Richard Honey, registered Port Adelaide. Stranded near Port Lincoln Feb. 4 1897. Recovered re-registered now 81 gross and 72 net tons. Transferred to Port of Melbourne in July 1917 and lost at Waterhouse Island, Bass Strait in 1921. Purchased for survey work and spent some time in the Northern Territory. See 'Ketches of South Australia' 3rd edition. See 'Navy in South Australia' Parsons, 1974.]
The 'Post Boy' at Port Adelaide
The wooden schooner 'Post Boy', 59 tons, building at Port Adelaide in 1874 [wooden 2 mast schooner, 62 tons, 77.2 x 18.8 x 7.2. Built 1874. John Lowen, Port Adelaide. Owners: John Kuhl and partners, registered Port Adelaide. Foundered in St. Vincent Gulf Dec. 15, 1876. Raised and repaired, reregistered Thomas Watson and JH Bowker. Customs register closed in 1907 with 'totally wrecked'. See 'Ketches of South Australia' 3rd edition 1978]
Circular Quay, ships 'Yallaroi', 'Cutty Sark', 'Brilliant'
Circular Quay in the 1880's, with (from left) the ships 'Yallaroi', 'Cutty Sark' and 'Brilliant'.
Yarra Street Pier, Geelong, 'Loch Nevis' and 'Travancore'
Yarra Street Pier, Geelong, in 1900 with the ships 'Loch Nevis' and 'Travancore'.
Shipping, Brisbane
Shipping in Brisbane in the 1880's.
The 'Eclipse' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden schooner 'Eclipse', 78 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 2 mast schooner ON43142, 78 tons. 75.4 x 19.5 x 8.6. aux. motor fitted 1915. 78 gross 66 net tons. Built 1864 Footscray Victoria. Owners: John Yeo, registered Port Adelaide, 1875 David Bower, R Honey and R Arnold. 1896 WJ and R Arnold, later James Tainsh. 1921 = AJ & George Tainsh and EHA & AM Littlely. Wrecked Wolff Reef, Spencer Gulf April 30, 1929]
Shipping, Geelong, 'Lady of Areta', 'Bertha'
Shipping in Geelong in the 1890's with the ships 'Lady of Areta' and ' Bertha'.
The 'Monarch' at Port Victoria
The wooden barquentine 'Monarch', 98 tons, at Port Victoria [wooden 3 mast schooner, 132 tons (officially, apparently altered c.1903 and reduced to 98 tons, but not recorded) 109.0 x 23.9 x 7.6. ON55958. Built 1871 J Robinson, Moreton Bay Queensland. Owners: Clarke, Hodgson and Co., registered Brisbane: 1872 Robert Chadwick, registered Sydney: April 1874 Messrs. Short: April 1888 Albert Heesh: Nov. 1902 William Playfair, Port Adelaide then CE Fricker, J Campbell and A Hodgeman. Wrecked Wardang Island, SA, April 6, 1909 (not 1907 as shown on caption)
Shipping, Hobson's Bay
Ships on the harbour at Hobson's Bay.
Shipping at Newcastle, 4 masted barque 'Schiffbeck'
Shipping at Newcastle about 1906, with the 4 masted barque 'Schiffbek'.
The 'Monarch' wrecked at Wardang Island
The wooden barquentine 'Monarch', 98 tons, wrecked at Wardang Island in 1909 [wooden 3 mast schooner, 132 tons (officially, apparently altered c.1903 and reduced to 98 tons, but not recorded) 109.0 x 23.9 x 7.6. ON55958. Built 1871 J Robinson, Moreton Bay Queensland. Owners: Clarke, Hodgson and Co., registered Brisbane: 1872 Robert Chadwick, registered Sydney: April 1874 Messrs. Short: April 1888 Albert Heesh: Nov. 1902 William Playfair, Port Adelaide then CE Fricker, J Campbell and A Hodgeman. Wrecked Wardang Island, SA, April 6, 1909 (not 1907 as shown on caption)
Circular Quay
Circular Quay in 1871.
Shipping
Originally thought to be of shipping in Brisbane in 1895, a researcher suggests that this is Woolloomooloo Bay, not Brisbane.