PRG 1373 • Find • State Library of South Australia

The 'Turakina' in an unidentified port

c. 1863, Photograph, PRG 1373/30/89

The iron ship 'Turakina' ex 'City of Perth, 1247 tons, in an unidentified port. [As City of Perth = iron ship, 1247 tons, ON60352, 232.5 x 35.4 x 22.2. Built 1868 (5) C. Connell and Co. Glasgow. Owners George Smith and Sons. Registered Glasgow, renamed Turakina in 1882 by the New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. Registered Lyttelton, register tansferred to London in 1888 and vessel sold in 1899 to Norwegians and renamed Elida and rigged as barque. Stranded at Timaru, NZ, when named City of Perth in May 1882, salvaged and returned to England for full repairs, and sold to New Zealand Shipping and renamed. Remained in New Zealand trade until sold in 1899. Made a famous run of about 14 days in company with and sometimes outdistancing the same owner's steamer Ruapehu in the southern Indian Ocean.]

The 'Woodville' in an unidentified harbour

c. 1879, Photograph, PRG 1373/31/8

The wooden barque 'Woodville', 362 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 3 mast barque, 362 tons, 125.5 x 25.8 x 16.1. Built 1856 Arbroath. Owners ? By 1870 JA Dickson, registered Arbroath. Captain Dickson transferred registration to Brisbane in 1872 and sold vessel August 1877 to Thomas Brooks and John Goodsir, registered Newcastle; May 1882 Thomas Kehoe, registered Sydney, who in turn sold it to William V Brown of Townsville and it was most likely converted into a hulk about the mid 1880s. The registration was closed in 1913 when advice received the vessel had been broken up].

The 'Daniel' in an unidentified harbour

c. 1879, Photograph, PRG 1373/31/14

The wooden barque 'Daniel', 299 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 2 mast schooner, originally 351gross, 317 net tons, later (Australia) 299 tons. ON121172 (British) 127.1 x 31.1 x 12.0. Built 1894 E Gundersen, Tvedstrand, Norway. Owners C. Wroldsen, registered Tvedstrand, 1907. Union Box and Packing Case Co. Ltd, registered Sydney later Sailing Ship 'Daniel' Ltd. converted to a hulk at Sydney c.1924. (Instead of a figurehead she had a lot of beautiful scroll work on her stem head and this has been preserved at the Snapper Island Training establishment in Sydney Harbour)].

The 'C.J.S.' in an unidentified port

c. 1879, Photograph, PRG 1373/31/21

The iron barque 'C.J.S.', 720 tons, in an unidentified port. [iron 3 mast barque, 720 gross, 700 net tons. ON74558, 188.4 x 31.1 x 18.6. Built 1876 (8) J. Dobie and Co. Glasgow as West Glen for Lawson Hodgson, reg. Liverpool, sold and renamed in 1897. Owners MC Jacobs, registered Melbourne August 1918. John Jacobs. Sunk 30 miles from Mauritius Feb 1, 1920. Melbourne Customs Register (transcript in AMHS files 13 of 1897.]

The 'Avanti Savoia'

c. 1879, Photograph, PRG 1373/31/24

The steel barque 'Avanti Savoia', 1441 tons, at Howard Dock on the River Avon, Bristol. [steel 3 mast barque, originally 1441 gross tons, 1383 net tons in 1913 = 1292 net tons. British ON128783, 248.6 x 35.9 x 21.1 built 1891 (2) G. Ansaldo and Co. Sestri Ponente for Italian owners in Savona. Sold in 1913 to George Savage and Thomas Corrance, registered Newcastle NSW. Wrecked at the Shetland Island, Cape Horn in April 1915.]

The 'Relic' in an unidentified harbour

c. 1911, Photograph, PRG 1373/31/72

The wooden schooner 'Relic', 113 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden schooner (topsail?) 113 gross, 100 net tons. ON117637. 95.4 x 23.9 x 7.7. Built 1903 H Dent, Jervis Bay, NSW. Owners J Dent, registered Sydney. 1905 to Hobart. Wrecked when struck a rock and foundered off Eddystone Point, April 1910].

Sydney

c. 1860, Photograph, PRG 1373/32/2

Sydney about 1860.

Yachts at Sydney

c. 1870, Photograph, PRG 1373/32/13

Yachts at Sydney in the 1870's, looking west across Farm Cove to Government House.

Sydney Wharf, barque 'Maid of Judah'

c. 1870, Photograph, PRG 1373/32/24

Sydney Wharf scene in the 1870's, barque 'Maid of Judah' at Circular Quay.

Exhibition ship 'Success' at Sydney

c. 1890, Photograph, PRG 1373/32/45

Exhibition ship (former prison hulk) 'Success' at Circular Quay West Sydney in the 1890's.

Circular Quay, S.S. 'Gulf of Taranto'

c. 1890, Photograph, PRG 1373/32/72

Circular Quay in the 1890's with the S.S. 'Gulf of Taranto' [steel steamship, 3431 gross, 3125 net tons. ON99775, 350.0 x 42.1 x 26.8. Built 1892 (5) Caird and Co. Greenock. Triple expansion recip. steam engine, 398 nhp. Owners: Gulf Line Association Ltd., registered Greenock, 1904 sold to German owners and renamed. At the time the photograph was taken in 1892 the ship was working for the 'Thames and Mersey Line'. She only made the one return voyage in the service. See 'North Star to Southern Cross' by Mabar. Stephenson , Prescott, 1967]

Woolloomooloo Bay, Sydney

c. 1890, Photograph, PRG 1373/32/91

Sydney, Woolloomooloo Bay, in the 1890's.

French 4 masted barque 'Adolphe' wrecked

1904, Photograph, PRG 1373/32/93

French 4 masted barque 'Adolphe' wrecked at Oyster Bank, Newcastle, 3rd September 1904.

Shipping, Melbourne

c. 1890, Photograph, PRG 1373/34/17

Ships in the harbour in Melbourne in the 1890's.

Shipping, Brisbane River

c. 1870, Photograph, PRG 1373/34/56

Shipping on the Brisbane River in the 1870's.

The 'Beatrice' at Port Adelaide

c. 1880, Photograph, PRG 1373/35/3

The wooden schooner 'Beatrice', 72 tons, at Port Adelaide. [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 'Wollomai' in an unidentified harbour

c. 1880, Photograph, PRG 1373/35/29

The wooden brigantine 'Wollomai', 143 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 2 mast schooner, ON74645, 151 gross 143 net tons. 107.6 x 23.6 x 9.5. Built 1876 R Kennedy, Yarrabank, Melbourne. Owners: FP Snewin and F Chapman, registered Melbourne: June 1880 Wright, Orr and Flett: March 1882 William Tulloch, registered Port Adelaide; Oct. 1911 A Le Messurier and partners. Wrecked June 4, 1923 Mounts Bay, near Apollo Bay Victoria]

The 'Lemael' in an unidentified harbour

c. 1880, Photograph, PRG 1373/35/33

The wooden schooner 'Lemael', 98 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 2 mast schooner, 98 tons. ON79300, 101.7 x 26.3 x 7.7. Built 1892 James Dyson, Duck River, Tasmania, as a 3 mast fore and aft schooner, altered in 1905. First owner, Joseph Lee, registered Launceston. By 1921 T Holyman. Wrecked at Cape Banks, South Australia, July 21, 1921]

The 'Southern Belle' and tug 'Yatala' at Port Adelaide. Dunn's Mill at Ocean steamers wharf can be seen in the background.

c. 1885, Photograph, PRG 1373/37/15

The wooden barque 'Southern Belle', 351 tons, and the tug 'Yatala' at an unidentified port ['Southern Belle' = wooden 3 mast barque, 347 tons, 1876 - 336 tons. ON54410, 123.3 x 29.2 x13.5. Built 1866 St. Martins, New Brunswick: owners (1869) RH Robinson (Wilmington, Del.) registered St. Johns, New Brunswick: 1870 James Baines, registered Liverpool; May 1871 John Bickers, registered Port Adelaide: Feb. 1894 CG Warburton, registered Sydney; c. 1897 Benjamin Jenkins; c.1900 Andrew Sneddon. No further trace, probably converted to a coal hulk] ['Yatala' = Port Adelaide steam tug]

The 'Orange Grove' at an unidentified port

c. 1860, Photograph, PRG 1373/37/33

The iron barque 'Orange Grove', 398 tons, at an unidentified port [iron 3 mast barque, 403 gross, 385 net tons, ON43706, 146.6 x 25.6 x 15.9. Built 1861 (11) Barclay, Curle and Co., Glasgow. Owners: AB Hood, registered Glasgow: 1873 GR Dibbs, registered Sydney: July 1881 A Russell, registered Port Adelaide: June 1883 WL Dickson and others (of Port Adelaide), registered Melbourne: Jan. 1888 JJ Russell and others (of Port Adelaide) Jan. 1898 Adelaide SS Co. Ltd. Made into a hulk no later than 1898 and register closed 1913]

The 'Bankfields' at Port Adelaide

c. 1860, Photograph, PRG 1373/37/37

The iron barque 'Bankfields', 785 tons, at Port Adelaide. [iron barque, 859 tons. ON74533, 195.4 x 32.1 x 19.7. Built 1876 (6) Osbourne, Graham and Co. Sunderland. Owners: S. Wakenham and Sons, registered Liverpool. (Built as 'James Beazley' for William Kelly registered Liverpool, sold and renamed in 1878) January 1900 The Adelaide Milling Co. Ltd registered Port Adelaide: April 1908 Colonial Sailing Ship Co. Ltd registered Lyttelton, 1911 The Adelaide Steamship Co. Ltd and converted to a hulk at Port Adelaide. Towed to Fremantle in 1918 for further use as a hulk. Sunk by gunfire RAAF off Rottnest Island 7 June 1950 when not required for further duty as a hulk.]

Regatta Day, Port Adelaide

c. 1860, Photograph, PRG 1373/37/40

Regatta Day in Port Adelaide in the 1860's.

Port Adelaide

1838, Photograph, PRG 1373/38/1

Distant view of the landing place and iron stores at Port Adelaide in 1838 [Note from Ron Parsons - "The waterway in the illustration is not and never was a canal. It was simply an opening in the river bank that was ultimately filled in but at the time of the drawing it divided one side of Commercial Road from the other between the Black Diamond Corner and the river"]