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The 'John & William' in an unidentified port
The wooden cutter 'John & William' in an unidentified harbour, possibly in Cornwall.
Coasters at Watchet
The wooden schooner 'Trio', 104 tons, and another coaster at Watchet, Somerset. ['Trio' = wooden 2 mast schooner 104 gross and net tons. ON23001. 71.0 x 21.0 x ? Built 1849 Walsoken (Norfolk) c.1870 Alfred Richards, registered Penzance]
Coaster at Minehead
Coaster docked at Minehead, Somerset.
The 'Sound of Jura' in an unidentified harbour
The steel barquentine 'Sound of Jura', 1109 tons, in an unidentified harbour [steel 4 mast barquentine, 1109 gross, 1020 net tons. ON105977, 210.3 x 35.6 x 19.5. Built 1896 (2) Russell and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: Sound of Jura Ltd. (CA Walker) Registered Glasgow. Later R Irvin and Sons Ltd. Low powered auxiliary steam engine fitted during WW1. Broken up in 1927].
The 'Soukar' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Soukar', 1304 tons, in an unidentified harbour.
The 'Elizabeth Graham'
The composite barque 'Elizabeth Graham', 616 tons, berthed in the S.A. Company Basin, Port Adelaide [composite 3 mast barque, 616 gross, 598 net tons. ON56539. 165.6 x 29.2 x 18.1. Built 1869 (2) William Harkness Middlesbro' Owners: William Graham registered Newport; 1873 transferred to London; 1876 Shaw, Savill and Co. registered Southampton; April 1886. Charles Steven Hodge, registered Dunedin; registered and transferred by Mr. Hodge to Newcastle NSW in 1886; then he transferred to Melbourne; Jan. 1893 F Condy, registered Sydney, then A Anderson and others; 1906 sold to Melbourne Steamship Co. Ltd., who converted the vessel into a coal hulk and renamed it Graham. Registered closed in 1934 when sold for breaking].
The 'Merope' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Merope', 1054 tons, in an unidentified harbour [composite ship, later barque, 1082 tons, ON63605. 203.3 x 35.1 x 20.5. Built 1870 (4) Oswald and Co. Sunderland. Owners Shaw Savill and Co., registered Southampton. Burnt at sea, off South America in 1890 homeward from Wellington].
The 'Oamaru' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Oamaru', 1306 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron ship, 1364 gross tons ON71682. 239.1 x 36.1 x 21.0. Built 1874 (10) Scott and Co. Greenock. Owners: P Henderson and Co., (Albion Line) who merged with Shaw Savill to form Shaw, Savill and Albion Line, registered Glasgow. Sold 1905 and renamed 'Fox' by her Norwegian owners. She was abandoned in a sinking condition, timber laden off Pensacola, USA. Her new owners had reduced her to a barque. The timber kept her afloat in a waterlogged condition and she was towed to port but condemned and broken up in 1912. Spent most of her life in the UK-NZ trades].
The 'Dunedin' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Dunedin', 1250 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 3 mast ship - rerigged as barque c.1889. 1320 gross, 1250 net tons. ON68085. 241.0 x 36.1 x 20.9 built 1874 (3) R. Duncan and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners Albion Shipping Co. registered Glasgow. 1882 Shaw Savill and Albion Co. Ltd. Missing. Left Oamaru March 19, 1890 bound for London with a crew of 34. She was spotted in the South Pacific but failed to arrive and was believed to have foundered following a collision with ice in the vicinity of Cape Horn. She was built for the UK-NZ emmigrant trade].
The 'Dunedin' in dock
The iron ship 'Dunedin', 1250 tons, in dock [iron 3 mast ship - rerigged as barque c.1889. 1320 gross, 1250 net tons. ON68085. 241.0 x 36.1 x 20.9 built 1874 (3) R. Duncan and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners Albion Shipping Co. registered Glasgow. 1882 Shaw Savill and Albion Co. Ltd. Missing. Left Oamaru March 19, 1890 bound for London with a crew of 34. She was spotted in the South Pacific but failed to arrive and was believed to have foundered following a collision with ice in the vicinity of Cape Horn. She was built for the UK-NZ emmigrant trade].
The 'Taranaki' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Taranaki', 1126 tons, in Port Chalmers [iron ship, 1193 gross tons 1126 net tons. ON76749, 228.2 x 35.2 x 21.0. Built 1877 (1) R Duncan and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners James Galbraith, registered Glasgow, within a year or two owner was John Leslie. Before 1910 sold to Italian owners without change of name. A regular trader to New Zealand, operating under charter to the Shaw Savill organisation and usually thought of as one of their ships although always registered in the name of John Leslie apart from a year of two when it was in the name of James Galbraith, the senior partner of the Albion Line. Her last voyage to New Zealand appears to have been made in late 1899. Her usual port was Dunedin, although she made one visit to Wellington, Lyttelton and Timaru. See 'White Wings by Brett and 'Colonial Clippers' which mistakenly records that the ship was owned by Shaw Savill].
The 'Otaki' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Otaki', 1014 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron 3 mast ship, 1053 gross, 1014 net tons, ON73576. 204.1 x 34.2 x 20.0. Built 1875 (8) Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Co. Owners: New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd., registered London (Lyttelton 1879-1888) Sold Jan. 1892 to German owners, re-rigged as a barque, and renamed 'Dr. Siegert'. Wrecked July 4, 1895 at Chacachacar, when on a voyage Port of Spain - Bremen. Built for the UK-NZ trade].
The 'Mataura' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Mataura' ex 'Dunfillan', 853 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron 3 mast ship, converted to a 3 mast barque c.1880/1. 898 gross, 853 net tons. ON60398, 199.4 x 33.3 x 20.3. Built 1868 (12) Aitken and Mansel, Glasgow as 'Dunfillan' for William Ross, Glasgow. Sold 1874 and renamed by New Zealand Shipping Co., registered London (registered at Lyttelton 1879-1888) Sold Feb. 1895 to Norwegian owners and renamed 'Alida'. Dismantled in the Pacific and abandoned in a sinking condition August 24, 1900].
The 'Daniel' in an unidentified harbour
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 'Federal' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden schooner 'Federal', 96 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden schooner 96 tons. ON112485, 99.1 x 23.6 x 7.7. Built 1900 Balmain (Sydney) owners John Hibbard and Son, registered Sydney. Burnt in the Turtle Group (off coast of North Queensland) June 22, 1914].
The 'Fanny Fisher' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden ketch 'Fanny Fisher' in an unidentified port [wooden 3 mast barque, 219 tons. ON32488, 94.0 x 25.3 x 14.2. Built J Nicholson Manning River NSW. In 1847 Lloyd's Register 1906. Owned in Sydney throughout her long life, being broken up c.1907. Traded to many parts of the world and in her early days frequently visited Mauritius. See 'Sail in the South', but note built on Manning River, not Macleay as stated in that publication. See also memories of an early captain in Australasian Shipping Record various issues, 1981].
The 'Nella' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden ketch 'Nella' in an unidentified harbour.
Shipping at Sydney
Shipping at Sydney in the 1870's.
Shipping at Sydney
Shipping at Sydney in the 1870's. Cuthbert's Shipyard, Millers Point, looking north-west.
Shipping at Sydney
Shipping at Sydney about 1889.
Sydney, Troopship S.S. 'Maplemore', barque 'Vortigern'
Sydney, 1900, with Troopship S.S. 'Maplemore' leaving for South Africa and 4 masted barque 'Vortigern'.
Circular Quay, S.S. 'Whampoa'
Circular Quay, Sydney in 1875 with S.S. 'Whampoa' [iron single screw steamship, 3855 gross, 2487 net tons, ON68517. 399.5 x 42.2 x 28.4. Built 1873 (10) Palmer's S & I Co. Jarrow upon Tyne. Compound engine, 500hp. Owners: Watts, Milburn and Co., registered London. Certificate to carry 315 passengers. Sold 1881 to Italian owners and renamed 'Manilla'. The first vessel of the 'Colonial Line' of steamers to arrive in Australia. See 'North Star to Southern Cross' Maber. 1967]
Circular Quay, ship 'Neotsfield', 4 masted barque 'Loch Torridon'
Circular Quay, 1892, with the ship 'Neotsfield' and 4 masted barque 'Loch Torridon'.
Vessels loading coal at Newcastle, barque 'Alsternixe'
Vessels loading coal at Newcastle about 1905, with the German 4 masted barque 'Alsternixe'.
Panorama of shipping in Newcastle Harbour
Panorama of shipping in Newcastle Harbour with (left panel) 'Charmer' on right, in distance 'Tarpenbek', 'Toxteth', 'Tinto Hill', 'Samaritan', 'Emma Parker', (centre panel) 'Troop', 'Baunen' and (right panel) barquentine 'Selwyn Craig', 4 masted barque 'Almendral', and barque 'Edmund Rostand'.
Shipping at Newcastle, barque 'General de Boisdeffre', 4 masted barque 'Port Stanley'
Shipping at Newcastle about 1908, with the barque 'General de Boisdeffre' and the 4 masted barque 'Port Stanley'.
The S.S. 'Geelong' in Sydney Harbour
View of the S.S. 'Geelong' in Sydney Harbour in 1875.
'General De Boisdeffre' and 'Port Crawford' at Newcastle
The ships 'General De Boisdeffre' (nearest) and 'Port Crawford' (right) at Newcastle in 1914.
The barque 'Auldgirth' in an unidentified harbour
The steel barque 'Auldgirth', 1591 tons, in an unidentified harbour.
Yarra Street Pier, brig 'Prospero', barque 'Cutha', ships 'Loch Rannoch' and 'Thyatira'
Yarra Street Pier in the 1880's with the brig 'Prospero', the barque 'Cutha' and the ships 'Loch Rannoch' and 'Thyatira' ['Prospero' = wooden 2 mast brigantine, 198 tons, ON45273, 108.5 x 22.4 x 12.6. Built 1862 Jersey. Owners: 1869 Joseph Stone, Port Adelaide: Nov. 1872 briefly owned in Melbourne, returns Port Adelaide 1873 to S Pridmore and others, until sold 1881 to J Graves, registered Hobart. 1893 CG Warburton, Sydney coal factor, registered Sydney, hulked at Sydney about 1902]