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The 'Loch Etive' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Loch Etive', 1288 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, 1288 tons. ON78565, 226.9 x 35.9 x 21.6. Built 1877 (11) A&J Inglis, Glasgow. Owners: James Arthur, registered Glasgow, later General Shipping Co. (Aitken and Lilburn, managers) Sold French in 1911, and presumably broken up. Joseph Conrad is reputed to have served as an officer in this ship. The claim is sometimes disputed].
The 'Loch Carron' at Port Adelaide
The iron 4 masted barque 'Loch Carron', 2128 tons, at Port Adelaide [iron 4 mast ship (c.1905 4 mast barque) 2128 tons. ON90033, 287.7 x 42.5 x 24.1. Built 1885 (4) Barclay, Curle and Co. Glasgow. Owners: General Shipping Co. (Aitken and Lilburn) registered Glasgow. sold c.1912 /4 Norwegian owners and renamed 'Seileren'. Lost during WW1 due to enemy action].
The 'Loch Tay' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Loch Tay', 1250 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, 1250 tons, ON60468, 225.4 x 35.5 x 21.6. Built 1869 (10) Barclay, Curle and Co. Glasgow. Owners: JP Kidston, registered Glasgow, later Glasgow Shipping Co. (Aitken and Lilburn, managers) registered Glasgow. Sold Nov. 1909 Huddart, Parker Ltd, Registered Port Adelaide and Converted into coal hulk. Register closed in 1958 when advice received vessel broken up].
The 'Loch Vennachar' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Loch Vennachar', 1557 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, 1557 tons, ON71748, 250.1 x 38.3 x 22.4. Built 1875 (8) J&G Thomson, Glasgow. Owners: Glasgow Shipping Co. (Aitken, Lilburn and Co., managers) registered Glasgow. Wrecked Kangaroo Island in September 1905. The remains of her hull have been examined by skindivers (1977) all hands were lost. She was not seen again after speaking to SS 'Yongala' Sept. 6, 1905, about 150 miles from Kangaroo Island].
The 'Loch Vennachar' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Loch Vennachar', 1557 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, 1557 tons, ON71748, 250.1 x 38.3 x 22.4. Built 1875 (8) J&G Thomson, Glasgow. Owners: Glasgow Shipping Co. (Aitken, Lilburn and Co., managers) registered Glasgow. Wrecked Kangaroo Island in September 1905. The remains of her hull have been examined by skindivers (1977) all hands were lost. She was not seen again after speaking to SS 'Yongala' Sept. 6, 1905, about 150 miles from Kangaroo Island].
The 'Loch Ard' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Loch Ard', 1624 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron ship, 1693 tons, ON68061, 262.7 x 38.3 x 23.0. Built 1873 (11) Charles Connell and Co. Glasgow. Owners: General Shipping Co., (Aitken and Lilburn, managers) registered Glasgow. Wrecked at Curdie's Inlet, June 1, 1878. About 27 miles west of Cape Otway, Victoria, with the loss of all but two of her complement of 52. One of the most sensational wrecks on the Australian coast and a whole body of literature has been built up around this disaster. Much too voluminous to list here. Almost any publication touching upon shipwreck in Australia will mention this wreck - a number of full length books have been written on the subject].
Shipping at Sydney, 'Loch Fyne'
Shipping at Sydney, 1882, with the ship 'Loch Fyne' which vanished a few months later.
Shipping, Geelong, 'Romanoff', 'Loch Vennachar' and 'Ben Cruachin'
View of the harbour in Geelong in 1879 with the ships 'Romanoff', 'Loch Vennachar' and 'Ben Cruachin'.
Yarra Street Pier, Geelong, 'Loch Nevis' and 'Travancore'
Yarra Street Pier, Geelong, in 1900 with the ships 'Loch Nevis' and 'Travancore'.
Shipping, Geelong, 'Medea', 'Loch Maree', 'Melrose' and 'Salamis'
Shipping in Geelong in 1880 with, from left, the ships 'Medea', 'Loch Maree', 'Melrose' and 'Salamis'.
'Loch Tay'
Burial at sea; ship 'Loch Tay' [iron ship, 1250 tons, ON60468, 225.4 x 35.5 x 21.6. Built 1869 (10) Barclay, Curle and Co. Glasgow. Owners: JP Kidston, registered Glasgow, later Glasgow Shipping Co. (Aitken and Lilburn, managers) registered Glasgow. Sold Nov. 1909 Huddart, Parker Ltd, Registered Port Adelaide and Converted into coal hulk. Register closed in 1958 when advice received vessel broken up]
'Loch Cree'; Afterguard, Captain's wife and child, and apprentices at Hobart
Afterguard, Captain's wife and child, and apprentices: 'Loch Cree', at Hobart [ship possibly also know as 'Giovanna B'] [iron 3 mast barque, 821 tons, ON69353, 197.6 x 32.1 x 18.4. Built 1874 (3) Macfayden and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: James Sproat, registered Liverpool. Sold to Italy and renamed 'Giovanna B' about 1908]
'Loch Tay' hulk
'Loch Tay' hulk, at Port Adelaide [iron ship, 1250 tons, ON60468, 225.4 x 35.5 x 21.6. Built 1869 (10) Barclay, Curle and Co. Glasgow. Owners: JP Kidston, registered Glasgow, later Glasgow Shipping Co. (Aitken and Lilburn, managers) registered Glasgow. Sold Nov. 1909 Huddart, Parker Ltd, Registered Port Adelaide and Converted into coal hulk. Register closed in 1958 when advice received vessel broken up]
Shipping at Port Adelaide November 1876
Shipping at Port Adelaide in November 1876, with from left at wharf: 'Loch Vennachar', 'Coorong', 'City of Paris', 'Odalisk' and 'Sofie'. [City of Paris = iron ship, 990 tons, ON44793. 210.5 x 31.8 x 21.4. Built 1862 (7). C. Connell and Co. Glasgow. George Smith and Sons. Registered Glasgow later G. Traill and Sons, Glasgow.]
Mariners Memorial and old Nautical Museum, Port Adelaide
Mariners Memorial and old Nautical Museum, Port Adelaide, showing some of the objects and items on display in the museum.
'Loch Broom'
The ship 'Loch Broom'.
The 'Elmhurst' under sail
The iron ship 'Elmhurst', 1784 tons, under sail [iron ship 1784 tons. ON87393. 264.9 x 39.8 x 23.4. Built 1883 (8) R Duncan and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: CS Caird registered Greenock. Sold and renamed Loch Garve of J Sproat and Co., registered Liverpool and in 1910 became Italian without change of name].
Group of men on board a vessel at sea during a search
Group of men on board a vessel at sea during a search for a missing ship, the "Loch Vennachar" lost with all hands at West Bay, Kangaroo Island.
Group of men on board the "Governor Musgrave"
Group of men on board the "Governor Musgrave" during a search for a missing ship, the "Loch Vennachar" lost with all hands at West Bay, Kangaroo Island.
Searching for shipwreck debris
Five men and a dog searching for shipwreck debris from the "Loch Vennachar".
G. & R. Wills & Co. : SUMMARY RECORD
Records of G. & R. Wills & Co., merchants and importers, comprising letters and invoices of Hodgkins & Farmer, drapers, 1848-1951, London letters of George Wills to Robert Wills 1862-1879, ledgers 1853-1866, in-house ledgers 1933-1977, minutes 1913-1987 including minutes of G. & R. Wills, George Wills & Co and Wills Gilchrist & Sanderson, balance sheets, shipping code, scrapbook of newspaper cuttings, share scrip, company die, pay records, architectural plans (including North Terrace elevation ca.1874), photographs, including two outsize mounted collections of staff in formal, informal and work occasions ca. 1949-1980, corset (1903) and sports shields.
Shipping in the Portland Canal
Shipping in the Portland Canal, 1915, with the ship 'Colonna', 'S.S. Investigator', 'S.S. Warooka', the schooner 'Yatala' and the hulk 'Loch Tay' ['Colonna' = iron ship, 1499 tons, ON78785, 238.6 x 38.0 x 22.8. Built 1878 (4) Richardson, Duck and Co., Stockton. Owners: Thompson, Anderson and Co. (Sierra Shipping Co.) registered Liverpool. c.1902/3 sold Norway and became 'Colonna' and hulked at Port Adelaide 1914 for Adelaide Steamship Company. Towed to Albury 1917 to to used for coal hulk. Oct. 1952 towed to sea by tug 'Uco' to a position off Bald Head and sunk by RAAF for target practice]
House at Loch Place, Woodforde
Interior view of house at Loch Place, Woodforde, designed by Colin Mort, showing the living room with its open fireplace, brick feature wall and beams
House at Loch Place, Woodforde
Interior view of house at Loch Place, Woodforde, designed by Colin Mort, showing the living room with its open fireplace, brick feature wall and beams
Photograph album of Morphettville army training camp and Mutooroo Station
Photograph album of Morphettville army training camp and Mutooroo Station scenes. See below for details.
Photographs of troops travelling to Britain
One of three photograph albums documenting D. Darian Smith's time overseas during World War I, with this album documenting the transfer of troops from Perth to England via Cape Town, followed by hospital, tourist, peace celebrations and aeroplane shots in Britain. All captions are as they appear in the album unless indicated by square brackets. See 'contents' for details of items.
The 'Bactria' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Bactria', 2170 tons, in an unidentified port. [iron ship, 2170 tons, ON91250. 279.0 x 40.2 x 24.3. Built 1885 (8) Oswald, Mordaunt and Co. Southampton. Owners: T & J Brocklebank, reg. Liverpool. c.1900 sold to other British owners and renamed 'Loch Finlas' owners Loch Finlas Ship Co (J. Sproat and Co) registered Liverpool. Wrecked off Foster's Island, near Cape Portland Tasmania 26 Sept.1908 while on a voyage from Port Pirie with wheat for Callao. Details of wreck to be found in 'Wrecks in Tasmanian Waters' O'May, Tasmanian Government Printer c.1951].
The 'Inverkip' at anchor
The steel barque 'Inverkip', 1466 tons, at anchor [steel 3 mast barque, 1466 gross tons. ON99789, 235.8 x 36.0 x 21.7. Built 1893 (2) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: Ship Inverkip Co. Ltd. (W Walker and Co.) registered Greenoch. Sunk in collision with the sailing ship 'Loch Carron' about 11.20pm August 13, 1904, about 60 miles off the Fastnet while the 'Inverkip' was on her way to Queenstown with wheat from Australia, for orders. Only one survivor. The 'Loch Carron' managed to make port].
The 'Inverkip' at anchor
The steel barque 'Inverkip', 1466 tons, at anchor [steel 3 mast barque, 1466 gross tons. ON99789, 235.8 x 36.0 x 21.7. Built 1893 (2) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: Ship Inverkip Co. Ltd. (W Walker and Co.) registered Greenoch. Sunk in collision with the sailing ship 'Loch Carron' about 11.20pm August 13, 1904, about 60 miles off the Fastnet while the 'Inverkip' was on her way to Queenstown with wheat from Australia, for orders. Only one survivor. The 'Loch Carron' managed to make port].
Additional photographs (folio 1) relating to South Australia
A collection of photographs with views of coastline on Kangaroo Island and at Rapid Bay, the lighthouse at Cape Jervis, shipwrecks on the Coorong and Wardang Island, Renmark, Kopperamanna Lutheran Mission, and other places in South Australia. Photographs 1-9 were taken by Rev. N. H. Louwyck, for the Centenary, 8 September 1936 of the landing of Col. William Light at Rapid Bay South Australia. Photographs 10 (see series 22 photo 29), 20, 48 are missing from the set.