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P.S. Murrundi with crowd of passengers at Mannum
Bow and side view of P.S. Murrundi at landing at Mannum, with large mixed group of passengers and onlookers.
The 'Heather Bell' docked in Newcastle
The wooden barque 'Heather Bell', 479 tons, docked in Newcastle, with the Coutts Sailor's Home in view to the furthest right. [wooden ship, later barque rigged, 472 tons, later 575 and then 479 tons (due to minor alterations and remeasurements) 155.0 x 28.5 x 17.5. Built 1855 Hall, Aberdeen. ON32005. Owners: built for Thomas Brown and Co., registered Hobart: sold to Samuel Tullock and registered Launceston: acquired in early 1870s by Anderson, Anderson and Co., and registered London (reversing a more common trend of Australian owners buying from English proprietors) returned to Australian owners at Melbourne in 1881. In October 1882 owned by George Bailey and registered Port Adelaide. In August 1888 sold to owners in Newcastle, NSW and believed to have been allowed to rot on the bank, however Lubbock states she was broken up in Sydney in 1894. Until her sale toward the end of the 1870s this vessel was regularly employed in the UK-Australian trade and initially was employed sailing to Tasmania, upon sale to Anderson she commenced to trade more frequently to Sydney and Melbourne. The ship was famous for an exceptionally fast run to England of 67 days in 1856 that was seldom bettered ('Vanished Fleets', by Villiers, page 220 gives full details and also 'Colonial Clippers' page 127 and 128. Australian owners available from AMHS on request).
The 'Brynhilda' at anchor
The iron ship 'Brynhilda', 1502 tons, at anchor. [iron ship, 1502 tons, ON90043, 240.5 x 38.0 x 221.7. Built 1885 (4) Brynhilda Ship Co. (JW Carmichael) reg. Glasgow: c.1906 Harvard Shipping Co. (River Plate Co. Ltd) reg. Glasgow during WW1 she passed to American owners without change of name. It is said that her chief claim to fame was an exceptionally fast run from the River Plate to the Semaphore, Port Adelaide in 1905].
The 'Brynhilda' when United States owned
The iron ship 'Brynhilda', 1502 tons, when United States owned. [iron ship, 1502 tons, ON90043, 240.5 x 38.0 x 221.7. Built 1885 (4) Brynhilda Ship Co. (JW Carmichael) reg. Glasgow: c.1906 Harvard Shipping Co. (River Plate Co. Ltd) reg. Glasgow during WW1 she passed to American owners without change of name. It is said that her chief claim to fame was an exceptionally fast run from the River Plate to the Semaphore, Port Adelaide in 1905].
The 'Ganymede' under sail
The iron barque 'Ganymede', 569 tons, under sail. This is a typical example of the numerous small iron barques built in the 1860s and early 1870s [iron barque, 586 tons, ON60041. 167.6 x 28.7 x 17.8. Built 1868 (1) W Doxford and Sons, Sunderland. Owners: (and Captain) Thomas Thompson, registered Liverpool: Feb. 1880 acquired by Port Adelaide owners: (H Cruickshank); Nov. 1881 to New Zealand owners, registered at Lyttelton and then to Invercargill in June 1893. Converted to a hulk in New Zealand in 1912].
The 'Candida' at anchor
The iron ship 'Candida', 1279 tons, at anchor [iron ship, 1279 tons, ON70990, 226.0 x 36.1 x 22.1. Built 1875 (9) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Whitehaven. Owners: William Lowden registered Liverpool then Lowden, Edgar and Co. c. 1890 W. Lowden and Co and rigged as barque. Stranded at Wardang Island South Australia 1898, later refloated and taken to Port Adelaide and converted into a hulk].
The 'Candida' at Circular Quay, Sydney
The iron ship 'Candida', 1279 tons, at Circular Quay, Sydney [iron ship, 1279 tons, ON70990, 226.0 x 36.1 x 22.1. Built 1875 (9) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Whitehaven. Owners: William Lowden registered Liverpool then Lowden, Edgar and Co. c. 1890 W. Lowden and Co and rigged as barque. Stranded at Wardang Island South Australia 1898, later refloated and taken to Port Adelaide and converted into a hulk].
The 'Candida' wrecked at Wardang Island
The iron barque (ex ship) 'Candida', 1279 tons, wrecked at Wardang Island [iron ship, 1279 tons, ON70990, 226.0 x 36.1 x 22.1. Built 1875 (9) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Whitehaven. Owners: William Lowden registered Liverpool then Lowden, Edgar and Co. c. 1890 W. Lowden and Co and rigged as barque. Stranded at Wardang Island South Australia 1898, later refloated and taken to Port Adelaide and converted into a hulk].
The 'Rowena' at anchor
The four masted iron barque 'Rowena', 1979 tons, at anchor [iron 4 mast barque, 1979 tons, ON89500, 276.5 x 41.2 x 24.0. Built 1883 (11) Barclay, Curle and Co. Glasgow as the iron 4 mast ship 'Cluny Castle' for D Currie and Co., registered London, 1986 tons, sold and renamed c. 1890 owners Rowena Ship Co. (Ferguson and Letham) registered Greenock. c.1897 J&J Rae and Co., 1901 R Ferguson and Co., 1905 W Thomas and Co. (County Shipping Co. Ltd.) later owned in Finland. Converted into a hulk at Port Adelaide in 1922].
The 'Loch Tay' anchored in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Loch Tay', 1250 tons, anchored in an unidentified harbour [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 'Alcestis' at anchor
The iron barque 'Alcestis', 398 tons, at anchor. [iron 3 mast bq. 422t, ON58022, 149.7 x 27.2 x 16.1. B.1868 (5) Iliff, Mounsey & Co. Sunderland. Owners: RH Penney & Co. reg. Shoreham. Sold to New Zealand owners in 1881 (for subsequent owners see Australian Shipowners and Their Fleets, Parsons. Vol. 3. p 294) Employed as a hulk in Port Adelaide from at least 1903 and broken up c.1918. For some time was employed in the New Zealand trade under charter to New Zealand Shipping Co.]
The 'Alcestis' in an unidentified harbour
The iron barque 'Alcestis', 398 tons, in an unidentified harbour. [iron 3 mast bq. 422t, ON58022, 149.7 x 27.2 x 16.1. B.1868 (5) Iliff, Mounsey & Co. Sunderland. Owners: RH Penney & Co. reg. Shoreham. Sold to New Zealand owners in 1881 (for subsequent owners see Australian Shipowners and Their Fleets, Parsons. Vol. 3. p 294) Employed as a hulk in Port Adelaide from at least 1903 and broken up c.1918. For some time was employed in the New Zealand trade under charter to New Zealand Shipping Co.]
The prison ship 'Success' at anchor
The wooden barque prision ship 'Success', unkown tonnage, at anchor. Men are on the yards furling sails in this photograph [wooden 3 mast ship, 621 net tons, 117.3 x 26.8 x 22.5. Built 1840 Moulmein. First owners Phillips, Shaw and Lowther, registered London and engaged in carrying migranst to Australia from 1847 when she was owned by Nelson and Co., registered Liverpool. She arrived in Port Adelaide Jan. 27, 1848 with 245 immigrants. In 1852 she arrived in Melbourne with more emmigrants and the crew deserted for the goldfields. Abandoned she was sold to the government for use as a prison hulk and was employed as a hulk in various capacities until the mid 1870s. Lastly she was a storeship for explosives. Sold out of Government service and she was fitted out by some showmen and exhibited as a convict transport, which she never was, and claimed to have been built in 1790, which is untrue. Eventually taken to America and lasted until the 1930's at least. For full information regarding fraudulent claims to be a convict ship. see 'The Convict Ships, by CH Bateson, Brown, Son and Ferguson, 1959].
The prison ship 'Success' at West Circular Quay
The wooden barque prision ship 'Success', unkown tonnage, at West Circular Quay. This is after the vessel was turned into a museum. A Parramatta River Ferry (or Hunter's Hill) is alongside [wooden 3 mast ship, 621 net tons, 117.3 x 26.8 x 22.5. Built 1840 Moulmein. First owners Phillips, Shaw and Lowther, registered London and engaged in carrying migranst to Australia from 1847 when she was owned by Nelson and Co., registered Liverpool. She arrived in Port Adelaide Jan. 27, 1848 with 245 immigrants. In 1852 she arrived in Melbourne with more emmigrants and the crew deserted for the goldfields. Abandoned she was sold to the government for use as a prison hulk and was employed as a hulk in various capacities until the mid 1870s. Lastly she was a storeship for explosives. Sold out of Government service and she was fitted out by some showmen and exhibited as a convict transport, which she never was, and claimed to have been built in 1790, which is untrue. Eventually taken to America and lasted until the 1930's at least. For full information regarding fraudulent claims to be a convict ship. see 'The Convict Ships, by CH Bateson, Brown, Son and Ferguson, 1959].
The 'Schah Jehan' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden barque 'Schah Jehan', 698 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 3 mast ship, 696 tons, ON15879, 148.0 x 30.2 x 22.0. Built 1848. Dumbarton, owners: formerly of London, and in 1861 sold to Walter Duffield and Partners, registered Port Adelaide. Scuttled at Wallaroo in 1862 to prevent further damage when holed in a gale but subsequently refloated and repaired. 1864 sold to Robert Towns, registered Sydney, following a grounding in Twofold Bay, NSW and finally became the property of Alexander Stuart of Sydney but was wrecked Feb. 3, 1867 when she missed stays and ran aground off Point Lobos; when entering San Francisco. She had loaded timber in Puget Sound for Sydney and was making a call at San Francisco at the time of the accident].
The 'Candida' wrecked at Wardang Island
The iron barque 'Candida', 1279 tons, wrecked at Wardang Island [iron ship, 1279 tons, ON70990, 226.0 x 36.1 x 22.1. Built 1875 (9) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Whitehaven. Owners: William Lowden registered Liverpool then Lowden, Edgar and Co. c. 1890 W. Lowden and Co and rigged as barque. Stranded at Wardang Island South Australia 1898, later refloated and taken to Port Adelaide and converted into a hulk].
The 'Brynhilda' in Philadephia, United States
The iron ship 'Brynhilda', 1502 tons, in Philadelphia, United States. Also refer to the print PRG 1373/24/80. [iron ship, 1502 tons, ON90043, 240.5 x 38.0 x 221.7. Built 1885 (4) Brynhilda Ship Co. (JW Carmichael) reg. Glasgow: c.1906 Harvard Shipping Co. (River Plate Co. Ltd) reg. Glasgow during WW1 she passed to American owners without change of name. It is said that her chief claim to fame was an exceptionally fast run from the River Plate to the Semaphore, Port Adelaide in 1905].
The 'Brynhilda' preparing to tow
The iron ship 'Brynhilda', 1502 tons, preparing to tow with her sails raised. Also refer to the print PRG 1373/24/66. [iron ship, 1502 tons, ON90043, 240.5 x 38.0 x 221.7. Built 1885 (4) Brynhilda Ship Co. (JW Carmichael) reg. Glasgow: c.1906 Harvard Shipping Co. (River Plate Co. Ltd) reg. Glasgow during WW1 she passed to American owners without change of name. It is said that her chief claim to fame was an exceptionally fast run from the River Plate to the Semaphore, Port Adelaide in 1905].
Horse drawn tram
A MTT Adelaide horse tram on the isolated Port Adelaide system, running down the west side of the central reservation of Port Road on the Albert Park route. The line has been electrified, so the date would be shortly before 3rd April 1917, when the electric tram service commenced.
Ship's band on board the German patrol cruiser S.M.S. Condor
Members of the ship's band on board the German patrol cruiser S.M.S. Condor at Port Adelaide, South Australia.The Condor visited Port Adelaide between 27 May 1910 and 6 June 1910.
German sailors on board the German patrol cruiser S.M.S. Condor
Large group of German sailors on board the German patrol cruiser S.M.S. Condor during a visit to Port Adelaide, South Australia; a young girl stands in the foreground holding a book. The Condor visited Port Adelaide between 27 May 1910 and 6 June 1910.
Army cadets marching near Adelaide
Crowds watching a parade of army cadets led by a brass band, possibly along the Port Road at Hindmarsh, near Adelaide. The open spaced area planted with trees to the left of the marching group is probably the Port Road plantation.
Football spectators at Norwood Oval
Spectators at Norwood Oval, South Australia for a football match played between the Port Adelaide and Norwood teams, Round 3 of the 1923 SAFL season. The final scores were Norwood 12.16 (88), defeated Port Adelaide 7.8 (50).
South Australian football team
The South Australian football team that defeated the Victorian team 13 goals 14 behinds to 6 goals 9 behinds at Adelaide Oval on 30 June 1923. Back Row Left to Right: G. Stephens (Norwood), Walter A. Scott (Norwood), D. Moriarty (South), B. Schumacher (Norwood), E. Mucklow (Port). Middle Row: A. Caust (South), F.R. Brown (Torrens), R. Whitehead (Sturt), Bruce McGregor (West), L.C. Dayman (Port), F. Golding (Sturt), J. Scanlon (South). Front Row: Percy Lewis (North), J.W. Daly (South), Victor Richardson (Sturt) captain, H.W. Tomkins (manager), S. White (Norwood) vice-captain, R Bent (Norwood), K. Potts (Norwood). Umpires Left to Right: Raven (Boundary), O'Connor (Central) and Bowers (Boundary).
Photographs relating to baseball team Woodville Senators
Photographs relating to baseball teams, created by Messenger Press.
Photographs relating to baseball team Henley and Grange Rams
Photographs relating to baseball teams, created by Messenger Press.
Photographs relating to Messenger Press : shops, pubs, clubs and restaurants
Photographs relating to 'shops, pubs, clus and restaurants', created by Messenger Press.
Dutch musical group
Part of a collection of photographs taken over time of various places and events in South Australia by Stephen Giles, this features an group of Dutch musicians parading at Port Adelaide as part of the 'Festival of Sail' event. The lighthouse can be seen in the background.
Hockey: photographs
Hockey teams and players, including In Line hockey and Ice hockey, photographed by Messenger Press.
Adult education : TAFE
Port Adelaide TAFE. [Marleen Boundy, Wayne Coombe and Jeff Catchlove, the Port Adelaide TAFE team think they are pretty hot!] 9th August 1990.